College Planning
Help your clients take the worry out of saving for college with news and analysis on student debt, 529 plans and other tax-efficient savings vehicles as well as the colleges and college majors that deliver the most value.
July 25, 2012
CFPB Rolls Out Financial Aid Shopping Sheet as Student Debt Tops $1 TrillionAs outstanding student loan debt has surpassed the debt consumers hold in credit cards and car loans, the CFPB has just completed a form colleges can use to break down costs and payment options.
July 24, 2012
Spain edges toward rescue (Bloomberg)Spain's regions are looking for bailouts, which has pushed investors to charge the nation more to borrow for five years than for 10 years.
July 24, 2012
Moody’s Cuts Outlook on Germany, Luxembourg, NetherlandsGermany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg saw their outlooks downgraded to negative by Moodys Investors Service late Monday as debt woes in the eurozone continued to worsen.
July 17, 2012
MassMutual Scholars program Awards $150,000 in ScholarshipsMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, Mass., has awarded $150,000 in college scholarships this year.
July 17, 2012
MassMutual Scholars program Awards $150,000 in ScholarshipsMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, Mass., has awarded $150,000 in college scholarships this year.
July 16, 2012
Doomsayers Wrong on Last Year’s Debt DowngradeWarnings last August of an unprecedented financial crisis accompanied by fire and brimstone appear to have been wrong.
July 16, 2012
Downgrade anniversary showed investors gained buying U.S. (Bloomberg)Nearly a year later, mortgage rates have hit record lows, the governments borrowing costs have eased, the benchmark S&P stock index is up, and investor enthusiasm for Treasury debt has strengthened.
July 16, 2012
Greek Bank Head Took Secret Loans to Finance Bank StakeGreeces fiscal troubles seemed to grow deeper with the revelation that companies owned by Piraeus Banks chairman and his children took out secret loans from a rival bank to pay for Piraeus shares.
July 05, 2012
Floating Rate Loan Funds: Not What They Were, Yet...Anyone looking to floating rate loan funds today for inflation protection should be a bit wary.
June 30, 2012
Stop multitasking!Is it better to focus time and energy on one project to generate leads and new business? Or will you see more results by dividing your time and energy among 10 different projects to enhance your marketing?