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.
16 Best & Worst 529 College Savings Plans of 2016: Morningstar
By Bernice NapachOf the 63 plans Morningstar rates, almost half have a neutral rating and all three plans with a negative rating are sold by advisors.
August 17, 2016
College Costs: Kids’ Expectations vs. Parents’ Ability to PayMost children think their parents will pay all their college costs, but parents, many with their own student debt, have different ideas, a survey found.
June 30, 2016
More Scholarships, Fewer Loans Financing College: SurveyIn addition, more students are working during the academic year or on breaks to help pay for college, Sallie Mae reported.
June 02, 2016
Wealthfront Launches Its Own 529 PlanThe Wealthfront 529 College Savings Plan aims to offer the best attributes of both advisor-sold and direct-sold 529 plans.
May 24, 2016
Mark Kantrowitz: College Financing Ace —The 2016 IA 25Its not surprising that Mark Kantrowitz has become the go-to guy for all things related to paying for college.
December 31, 2015
30 Best Paying College Majors: 2015The rankings are based on data collected by PayScale.com from 1,000 universities and 207 different bachelors degrees.
December 31, 2015
30 Worst Paying College Majors: 2015Data collected by PayScale shows the university degrees with the least payback.
December 14, 2015
Trump’s rise enabled by decades-long slide for the middle classDonald Trump has tapped into a cohort of Americans who have experienced the uglier side of a grinding, decades-long economic transformation.