No question at all... student loan. Why? Your retirement fund is your money. Your kid would definitely make more money than you make in his/her life so obviously he/she should pay his/her own student loan.
smileJJ 发表评论于
Blue Crab is so right. Get ready for your retirement first. Someone will loan your kid for education, but no one will loan you for retirement.
bobo197 发表评论于
what are your concerns?
Blue.Crab 发表评论于
From an investment viewpoint, you should not borrow against your retirement unless it is a real life or death emergency because (1) it is your last defense against uncertainty in life (2) The return on 401K investment is usually far better than the interest paid on student loans; your kid can pay off his/her student loans in 20, 30 or even 40 years (3) There are serious consequence and penalty if you can not pay the money back to your 401K.
Blue.Crab 发表评论于
It depends on your financial situation. Student loans have fairly low interest rate. I believe that most of Anglo American students will chose to use student loans instead of letting parents to pay for it in this kind of circumstance, especially use parents' retirement money. Please forgive me, your kid in his/her 20s has no sense of honor and pride.