Should you knock out student loans before investing for retirement? Here's how to decide.

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• It might make sense to pay off your student loans as fast as possible, but it's not always the case.
• Over-prioritizing paying down loans can prevent you from investing in the stock market.
• Here's how you should balance paying off student loans and your other financial goals.

Corey Forsythe graduated from pharmacy school with a degree and $200,000 in student loans. He's in no rush to pay them off.

Forsythe, who is now 35 years old, has been...