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.
San Francisco Mayor Wants College Accounts for Kindergarteners
By John SullivanDeposits would be small but the hope is that they will pay huge dividends
August 25, 2010
Fidelity: Family College Funding Levels FallU.S. parents appear to have enough resources to meet only 16% of college costs, down from 18% in 2009.
August 24, 2010
Fidelity College Cost Study Shows Advisors Help Parents SaveAs many parents dip into retirement savings to pay for their children's college educations, the parents who work with a financial advisor are saving more for college costs, Fidelity Investments reported in a study released Tuesday, August 24.
August 01, 2010
College Savings: Do Your HomeworkDavid Blain of D. L. Blain & Co., LLC in New Bern, North Carolina, recounts a new client couple who came to him already buried...
April 21, 2010
House: Banks Can Offer FDIC-Backed 529 PlansHouse members agreed Tuesday by a voice vote to approve H.R. 4178, a bill that would let states offer 529 college savings plans incorporating Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.-insured bank accounts.
April 20, 2010
House: Banks Can Offer FDIC-Backed 529 PlansHouse members agreed Tuesday by a voice vote to approve H.R. 4178, a bill that would let states offer 529 college savings plans incorporating Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.-insured bank accounts.
January 13, 2010
FRC: College Savings Will SurgeThe college savings market could double in size over the next 5 years, according to an analyst at Financial Research Corp.
January 13, 2010
FRC: College Savings Will SurgeThe college savings market could double in size over the next 5 years, according to an analyst at Financial Research Corp.