College Planning: Different Types of Loans with Mackensie Ellis

About this episode

This episode discusses different types of student loans and how to negotiate better rates with insights from Mackensie Ellis of Juno.

This week on "Financial Planning: Explained", host Michael Menninger, CFP welcomes Mackensie Ellis. Mackensie is a student loan professional at Juno. Juno student loans uses collective bargaining power to negotiate better rates on undergraduate, graduate, and refinance student loans. In this episode, Mackensie and Mike discuss what Juno is an how the service works. They also talk about federal vs private student loans, along with the pros and cons of each. Other topics include: Parent PLUS loans and Stafford loans. This is a great episode for students of any age that are looking to negotiate a better student loan rate, or refinance their current loan. ​ For more information on Menninger & Associates Financial Planning visit https://maaplanning.com.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Menninger

Guest: Mackensie Ellis

Topics covered

• college planning
• student loans
• federal loans
• private loans
• Parent PLUS loans
• Stafford loans

Keywords

• student loans
• federal loans
• private loans
• refinance
• Parent PLUS loans
• Stafford loans
• college planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Juno, Menninger & Associates Financial Planning

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