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.
New College Grads Finally Get Job Market on Upswing
By Bernice NapachBoth underemployment and jobless rates for recent college graduates are now falling, according to the New York Fed.
May 12, 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.
May 06, 2015
Good news on college costs: Student loan rates to drop soonThe expected reset would mean a college student with the average $28,000 in federal loans could save about $1,400 over 10 years.
May 05, 2015
Getting rich depends on more than college degree, Fed findsMore than a few U.S. families are probably wondering just how much that college degree will be worth.
May 04, 2015
A College Education Is a Terrible Thing to WasteAn important concept in personal finance is the distinction between investment returns and investor returns.The former represents the potential obtainable…
May 04, 2015
Evaluating Young Financial PlannersEarlier this spring, I visited four CFP Board-registered university programs to ensure we are sourcing the best available talent for the firms we represent.
May 04, 2015
Is College Still a Good Investment?As costs rise and standards sink, helping clients get their educational moneys worth is a growing challenge.
May 04, 2015
What Financial History Can Teach AdvisorsScholars Robert E. Wright and Richard Sylla probe Big Finance's past.