College Planning
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30 Best Paying College Majors for 2013
By Dan BermanLooking for the big payday after college? The rankings of these college majors are based on data collected from 1,000 universities and graduates with bachelors degrees.
June 07, 2013
529 plans: Dealing with the bad and the goodWhat if the account owner dies? Or lucks out and saves too much? Here's what to do.
June 06, 2013
4 Tips for Paying Down Student DebtEleanor Blayney called the cycle of school-loan-job-debt the catch-22 of the real world in a blog post written for the CFP Board on Wednesday.
June 05, 2013
Net flows into 529 plans highest since 2011Total 529 savings plan assets hit $180.3 billion at the close of Q1, up from $168.5 billion in Q4.
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.
June 03, 2013
5 Best Bits of Advice for College Grads: 2013Dear graduating class of 2013: Do what you know, dont do what you love, and stop comparing yourself to other people.
May 30, 2013
Maine Senate sustains veto of hospital billOpponents want the governor to put Medicaid expansion in a stand-alone bill.
May 29, 2013
Which State’s Residents Are Smartest With Money?A just-released study from the FINRA Foundation ranks the states on several measures of "financial capability," like paying off debt and saving for emergencies.