I’ve got about $1K to play with every month — should I pay off my student loans or start investing for growth?

Rob is a 28-year-old office worker with $25,000 in student loan debt at a 5% interest rate with 10 years left in the term. He hasn’t been able to save much money, and apart from an emergency fund, he has no retirement nest egg. But he just got a promotion that comes with a raise, and will now have $1,000 in disposable income each month. The new job also comes with access to a 401(k) employer match program. Now he’s asking himself, should he put that extra money toward building wealth or wiping out debt? ...