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.
How Will Your Clients Fund Their Children's Education?
By Larry L. CoxIn today's technology-driven world, to earn a job at the upper end of the growing service sector will require young people to obtain an education beyond high school. While higher education is a great investment for parents, it's becoming
December 16, 2007
529 Plans Help Boost College Savings: StudyBoomers are saving modest amounts toward their children's higher education and are counting largely on loans to make up the difference between savings and actual ...
October 21, 2007
Advisors Can Sway Boomers' View Of 529 Savings Plans, Survey ShowsDespite the considerable tax benefits 529 college savings plans offer, numerous parents still do not have a 529 plan, a recent survey by Hartford Financial ...
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
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...
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,"...
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 ...