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.
February 27, 2009
The Obama Budget: The Effect on College Savings ProgramsTax credits, grants, and a Federal takeover of student loans are on their way or proposed
February 17, 2009
College Savings Watch: Stimulus Bill Permits Use of 529 Funds for ComputersExpands permitted use of college savings vehicle for student computer purchase
November 16, 2008
When A Bear Market Chews Up College Savings AccountsThe current financial downturn has many boomer parents in a quandary as their children are poised to enter college or are already in school. The ...
November 16, 2008
When A Bear Market Chews Up College Savings AccountsThe current financial downturn has many boomer parents in a quandary as their children are poised to enter college or are already in school. The ...
October 19, 2008
Grandparents Can Help Fatten Thin 529 Accounts, Study SuggestsIncreasing sizes of college freshmen classes is one reason financial aid packages are declining. That's putting pressure on parents to find ways to pay for ...
October 19, 2008
Grandparents Can Help Fatten Thin 529 Accounts, Study SuggestsIncreasing sizes of college freshmen classes is one reason financial aid packages are declining. That's putting pressure on parents to find ways to pay for ...
October 01, 2008
Letter To the Editor: One Size Does Not Fit AllThe ongoing argument that every long term care policy sold should include an automatic inflation-protection rider is tiring.
October 01, 2008
Letter To the Editor: One Size Does Not Fit AllThe ongoing argument that every long term care policy sold should include an automatic inflation-protection rider is tiring.
September 09, 2008
Hancock Adds New College Savings PlanThe college savings unit of John Hancock has broadened the menu of investment choices available through the 529 plans it helps to offer with the ...
September 01, 2008
The top 10 direct-sold plans ranked by three-year performance, for the period ended March 31, 2008:Nebraska: College Savings Plan of Nebraska Rhode Island: CollegeBoundfund (Alternative R) Indiana: CollegeChoice 529 Investment Plan Vermont: Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan Louisiana: START...