Financial wellness

Wendy De La Rosa, PhD

How can behavioral science help our spending habits? 5 questions for Wendy De La Rosa

This financial psychologist uses behavioral science to guide people toward healthier patterns of saving and spending.
Brad Klontz, PsyD, CFP

Brad Klontz is concerned with how experiences affect our relationship with money

Brad Klontz, PsyD, CFP, thinks all clinical psychologists should be much more intentional about helping patients deal with their feelings and belief systems around money, because money is one of the top stressors in the lives of Americans.
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Help for kids stressed about family finances

Financial strain can be hard on kids due to its effects on parents, but there are ways to help, backed up by decades of psychological research
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Datapoint: How much do psychology graduates earn?

Salaries of graduates with psychology degrees in the United States vary widely, with those who have higher degrees tending to earn more.
 

Student Loans

Refinancing, loan forgiveness consultation and more

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APA welcomes student loan forgiveness for psychologists in public service

Long-sought changes will ease burden on students, encourage more to work in underserved communities.

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Debt Smarts: Financing Your Future in Psychology
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Debt smarts: Financing your future in psychology

Topics covered include loan forgiveness, refinancing and consolidation, how to avoid scams, the emotional toll of debt and more.
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Managing your money during and after coronavirus

What you can do to take care of your financial health and manage your money during and after COVID-19.
All about interest: From how it accrues to how and when it capitalizes

All about interest: From how it accrues to how and when it capitalizes

Capitalized interest is when unpaid interest is added to your student loan balance during periods when you aren’t making payments.

 Income-driven repayment plans: What they are, which to choose, and how to apply

Income-driven repayment plans: What they are, which to choose and how to apply

There are four income-driven repayment plans that can lower your monthly payments.

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Webinars and Training

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The NIH Will Pay Off Your Loans—Here’s How!

October 20, 2021

The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) encourage promising researchers and psychological scientists to pursue research careers by repaying up to $50,000 of their qualified student loan debt each year. In this highly interactive webinar, our panel of NIH program officers and award recipients will answer your questions about the NIH LRPs.

4 Steps for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

It can be difficult to get Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) without following specific steps. APA has assembled some lessons and tips in one short video for you.

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Webinar: Financial Foundations for Newer Psychologists

Kevin N. Gormley, CFP, shares the most imperative financial choices that psychologists can make now to have the greatest chance for financial success in the future. This webinar covers financial concepts such as company pensions, retirement savings (401k or 403b) and employer match, retirement investments, health care benefits and Health Savings Accounts, disability insurance, student loans, saving for the future, living for today, credit cards, credit score, financial identity protection, financial technology and the psychology of money. This event is hosted by Committee on Early Career Psychologists member Erika Carr, PhD.

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Saving and Investing

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A beginner’s guide to investment vehicles

Take a look at the most common investment vehicles that will be available to a beginner investor.
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How to create an investment strategy early in your career

Dive into the actual process of picking an investment strategy that works the best for your career and life.
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6 steps for actually achieving early retirement

The most common strategy requires maximizing your investment portfolio to create a large enough nest egg to support decades without working and living as minimally as possible early in your career.
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Should you save or invest?

The amount you save or invest is completely dependent on your life and career goals. With young professionals especially, this is becoming a lot less structured than previous generations.
 

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