College Planning: Different Types of Loans with Mackensie Ellis

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

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College Planning: Different Types of Loans with Mackensie Ellis is an episode from Financial Planning Explained by financialplanningexplained.

This episode is 32:40 long.

This episode was published on May 19, 2026.

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