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.
February 01, 2010
Washington Watch: Fiduciary Wrangling ResumesThe fiduciary battle is kicking into high gear. Advisor trade groups as well as state securities regulators and investors rang in the New Year by...
January 28, 2010
CFFP Creates Designation Verification SiteThe College for Financial Planning has set up a website that gives consumers, regulators and financial services firms the ability to see whether individuals have the authority to use CFFP designations.
January 13, 2010
FRC: College Savings Will SurgeThe college savings market could double in size over the next 5 years, according to an analyst at Financial Research Corp.
January 13, 2010
FRC: College Savings Will SurgeThe college savings market could double in size over the next 5 years, according to an analyst at Financial Research Corp.
January 11, 2010
Rating Agencies: CMBS Pain Still IncreasingCommercial mortgage-backed securities delinquencies may peak at 12% in 2012, up from about 4.7% at the end of 2009, according to Fitch Ratings.
January 06, 2010
Phoenix To Sell PFG UnitTiptree Financial Partners L.P. has agreed to buy the private placement insurance arm of Phoenix Companies Inc., Phoenix says.
January 04, 2010
American College Starts ScholarshipA financial services school is trying to honor the sacrifices of the men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces.
January 01, 2010
Evaluating Financial Aid ConsultantsThere's nothing wrong with charging a fee for providing information and analysis, even if people could find the information on their own. We do it...
January 01, 2010
Expert's Corner: Acing Financial Aid PlanningFinancial aid can make the difference between attending college or not for hundreds of thousands of students. Given these high stakes, it's no wonder that...
December 22, 2009
Waring first woman in The American College Hall of FameSusan D. Waring, CLU, ChFC, recently became the first woman to ever be inducted into The American College's Alumni Hall of Fame.