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.
April 25, 2011
Attract prospects with college cost adviceTom Prideaux has built a nice business specializing in the "college cost challenge." He has found that most families have no clue how to address that need, and therein lies a gold-plated opportunity for the financial professional.
April 25, 2011
Attract prospects with college cost adviceTom Prideaux has built a nice business specializing in the "college cost challenge." He has found that most families have no clue how to address that need, and therein lies a gold-plated opportunity for the financial professional.
April 25, 2011
Politics, the Treasury and RiskShould Congress take a lesson from investors on mitigating risk through diversification of asset classes and styles?
April 22, 2011
Obama Budget 'Falls Short' of Ryan, Fiscal Commission Proposals, Bipartisan Report SaysCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget says President’s deficit-reduction framework 'falls short' of competing budget plans
April 19, 2011
EU, IMF Deny Greek Restructuring Rumors; Markets WaryAlthough rumors of restructuring Greece's debt have been denied by Greece itself, the European Union (EU) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), investors don’t believe them.
April 19, 2011
Gold Courts $1,500 Per Ounce for Second DayGold had set a new record on Monday at $1,497.20 per ounce in the wake of Standard & Poor's cut of its outlook on the U.S. and as worries over debt in the euro zone seethed.
April 18, 2011
White House, Treasury Criticize S&P's Negative OutlookWhite House economic advisor Austan Goolsbee calls S&P's move a ‘political judgment that doesn’t deserve much weight.’
April 18, 2011
Geithner, Ryan Clash Over Government Debt LimitTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Sunday that Republicans had assured the president that they would raise the debt limit, but Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said that no such deal had been made and an increase in the debt limit would have to come as part of a deal on spending.
April 12, 2011
CBO Estimates '11 Budget Deficit to Hit Record $1.5 TrillionThe $38 billion in spending cuts agreed to last week won't prevent this year's budget deficit from setting another record high, estimated at $1.5 trillion.
April 12, 2011
Greek Bond Sale Sees Demand, Yield Slightly Higher Post-BailoutTuesday’s auction by Greece of some 1.63 billion euros ($2.35 billion) in 6-month T-bills, while presenting slightly higher yields than its last auction in March, also drew more interest from foreign investors and somewhat higher demand.