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Charles Kuno has made some practical choices in his life. In high school, he enrolled in a special business and technology program. He then opted for the accounting and financial management program at the University of Waterloo — an academic path with good career prospects. And for the first year after graduation, he lived at home. He is continuing his practical approach when it comes to paying off the loan.

For the time being, he is doing all he can to pay off his debt — and waiting to get started making investments. However, in this case, his practicality might be overly cautious. Many financial experts say that for most people it makes sense to dip a toe into the investing world, even while still dealing with student debt. He says beginning to accumulate some financial assets can actually help facilitate paying down debt. And it will help with creditors if you experience a rough patch down the line, such as a job loss or illness.

Inglis, an investment adviser and portfolio manager with Reynolds Inglis Group, an independent financial advisory group within Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management, says recent grads should look at the interest rates they pay on their student loans, including the net cost to them factoring in tax credits and so on , and then factor in their time horizon.

Inglis notes that the rates on Canadian student loans are low. Students can pick between a fixed rate of prime plus 5 per cent or a floating rate of prime plus 2.

Students can also claim interest paid on federal and provincial student loans on their income tax returns. Then graduates should compare those interest rates to the returns they could earn if they invested the funds.

For instance, over a long time horizon, the major North American stock indexes have generated an inflation-adjusted annualized return of between 6 and 7 per cent. Inglis provides an example of how the math might work. In this scenario, investing the funds goes further than paying down the debt.

While the math is solid, this analysis might be overlooking two factors. The first is the psychology involved in choosing some amount of investing while still carrying a student loan. The other factor is the assumption that recent grads will be able to find adequate funds to consider these options. With a tough current job market for people in their 20s, along with the rising cost of living in many Canadian cities, many young people will no doubt find it challenging to find available funds beyond their minimum student loan payments.

It will help with the next things you want to achieve and whatever comes along with it. Kuno is managing much better than the average barista. He is a staff accountant at a Toronto professional accounting firm with a specialty in the entertainment industry.

He has also finished the academic requirements to become a chartered professional accountant. He is making two to three times his minimum monthly student loan payments, and is on track to pay off all his student debt in the next 18 to 24 months.

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