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.
Fund Provider Gives American Boomer College Savers A "D"
By Trevor ThomasExperts report that boomer families are increasingly recognizing 529 college savings plans as a flexible and valuable medium for funding their children's higher education. A ...
October 01, 2007
Saving for CollegeSpeaking for emotionally repressed men across the country, there is nothing that evokes more pure feeling than having a child. The second he (or she)...
August 13, 2007
Campaign Ties 529 Promotion To Start Of SchoolJohn Hancock is trying to get parents, grandparents and others to think about college savings.Hancock, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial Corp., Toronto, is linking ...
August 01, 2007
Tassel HassleA hot-button issue this time of year that brings clients to advisors is funding their child's college education. "The reason is just plain, old cost,"...
August 01, 2007
Hidden MoneyThe typical way an advisor helps clients save for their kids' college education involves a savings vehicle like 529 plans. Here are some lesser-known ways...
July 17, 2007
Older Americans Rate College Savings LowerAmericans are about evenly split over whether saving for their children's college education is more important than saving for their own retirement.About 43% say saving ...
July 17, 2007
Older Americans Rate College Savings LowerAmericans are about evenly split over whether saving for their children's college education is more important than saving for their own retirement.About 43% say saving ...
May 17, 2007
Parents Often Wish They Had Saved More For CollegeAmong parents who have had a child in college within the past 10 years, 53% say they didn't save enough for college, and 55% wish ...