Saving for College
Learn about the best strategies and products your clients can use when saving for college as well as the guidance needed when applying for financial aid.
December 26, 2013
3 Steps Advisors Can Take to Help Clients Pay for CollegeA competent advisor should help clients not only save for college, but pay for it as well, easily saving clients tens of thousands of dollars.
August 19, 2013
8 Back-to-School Planning Tips for Advisors (and Their Clients)A chance for advisors to connect with the next generation...
July 10, 2013
Gen Z on Paying for College, Leaving the NestTD Ameritrade surveyed the up-and-coming generation on their biggest financial worries and the age still living with parents becomes uncool.
July 09, 2013
Around the world: Where saving big matters lessAmericans are positively poor at saving money.
June 05, 2013
Top 10 Biggest 529 College Savings Plans: 2013Here are the 10 biggest 529 college savings plans by AUM, asset growth and market share, as compiled by the Financial Research Corp.
May 28, 2013
‘What’s a 529 Plan?’ Americans AskThe college savings plans now hold $179 billion, but less than a third of Americans actually know what a 529 plan is, according to a recent survey by Edward Jones.
May 22, 2013
Teenagers Taking Responsibility for College PlanningTeenagers are getting more involved in saving for their own schooling, a survey by The Private College 529 Plan found.
April 08, 2013
529 College Savings Plans: Never Too Late to StartLate college saving is better than no college saving, says WSJ's Rosenthal.
August 31, 2012
Parents Plan to Pay About Half of College CostsWhile parents are planning to pay for about half of their childrens college costs, less than a third are on track to meet that goal, Fidelity Investments sixth annual College Savings Indicator found.
August 17, 2012
At Back-to-School Time, Tips for Saving and Paying for CollegeYour clients already feeling the pain of paying tuition? Reminders on how to save for college and how to offset your payments with tax credits and deductions.