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.
Fidelity Notes Sharp Rise in 529 Plan Assets
By James J. GreenFidelity Investments, which manages seven different 529 plans across the country, reported Sept. 17 that more than 100,000 new 529 college savings plan accounts were...
September 01, 2007
No Rest for the Planning IndustryAs the dog days of summer draw to a close, it may seem like a great time for the financial planning community to take a...
August 31, 2007
College Board Stops Student Lending ProgramThe College Board announced that it is ending its role as a lender in the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) and will not accept new loan applications after October 15, 2007.
August 17, 2007
House Tells Senate to Raise GSE Loan LimitHouse Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. Gary Miller (R-California) urged the U.S. Senate August 17 to raise the conforming loan limit beyond the House passed reform bill for the Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
August 16, 2007
Moody's Lowers Countrywide Debt RatingTwo days after the largest provider of home mortgages in the U.S., Countrywide Financial, announced that a full 1% of its home loans were in foreclosure, the company got more bad news on August 16 from a ratings agency. Moody's Investors Service downgraded the senior debt ratings of Countrywide Financial...
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
Achieving marketing bliss by branding your businessI never took a marketing class in college, but as a loyal, spend-happy consumer I certainly understand and appreciate the concept of "branding" very well. Have you ever wondered why companies spend billions of dollars to market products that are
August 01, 2007
Group ThinkThe Financial Planning Association named E. Denby Brandon as the recipient of the 2007 P. Kemp Fain Jr. Award, which recognizes an FPA member who...