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.
Kentucky to Allow 529 Plan Savers to Use Funds for K-12 Tuition
By Melanie WaddellThe new U.S. tax law expanded the use of 529 plan funds.
June 27, 2018
How Debt Can Affect a RelationshipCouples are unsure whose responsibility it is to pay off that debt, Fidelity reports.
June 27, 2018
7 Financial Tips for College GradsAdvisors can relay these tips from a CFP Board Ambassador and Summit Place Financial Advisors.
June 22, 2018
OMB's Government Reorg Plan Tackles Financial Literacy, CybersecurityThe OMB's plan, which involves merging the Labor and Education departments, has many other far-reaching provisions.
June 20, 2018
Transforming New Child Tax Credit Into Tax-Preferred Education SavingsThe 2017 tax reform legislation expanded the child tax credit so that the credit is no longer limited, as historically has been the case, to lower income taxpayers.
June 19, 2018
House GOP 2019 Budget Takes a Swing at Social Security, MedicareThe budget also invokes parts of the Financial Choice Act.
June 15, 2018
Wall Street Piles Leverage Onto Riskiest U.S. BuyoutsOne of the companies getting large amounts of debt financing is Vertafore.
June 06, 2018
25 Worst Paying College Majors: 2018These grads are paid the worst out of the 489 majors listed in PayScale's College Salary Report, but at least they feel like they're making the world a better place.