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.
Older Americans Rate College Savings Lower
By Staff WriterAmericans 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 ...
May 01, 2007
College Savings To See Big Boost From PPA: AdvisorsThanks to the Pension Protection Act of 2007, more than 25% of financial advisors who do not yet sell 529 college savings plans expect to ...
April 04, 2007
College-Saving Tipsoseph Hurley, founder of Savingforcollege.com, has published the Family Guide to College Savings, an 88-page manual that delves into the planning and savings options available to families for a child's college education. The guide covers areas such as affording the college of your choice; comparing college savings alternatives; transferring assets...
March 06, 2007
The Best & Worst of College Savings Planshere have been some significant recent developments affecting 529 college savings plans, with substantial changes in state and federal tax benefits that should serve to increase the appeal of the plans. The most notable change was the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which made permanent an investor's ability to withdraw...
December 17, 2006
Study Finds Producers Are Not Pushing 529s HardAlthough most parents and grandparents help pay for their kids' and grandkids' college education, most producers say 529 college savings plans account for less than ...
September 24, 2006
The Pension Protection Act Boosts 529 College Savings PlansThe Pension Protection Act wasn't just about defending pensions from financial failure. Among other provisions, it also permanently extends the tax advantages of Section 529 ...
September 24, 2006
The Pension Protection Act Boosts 529 College Savings PlansThe Pension Protection Act wasn't just about defending pensions from financial failure. Among other provisions, it also permanently extends the tax advantages of Section 529 ...
July 01, 2006
NUMEROLOGYThe College Savings Foundation released a report conducted by Financial Research Corporation which found that assets in 529 college savings plans rose to an estimated...