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.
Top-Rated 529 College Savings Plans: Savingforcollege.com
By Bernice NapachThere are 17 plans with top rankings based on their flexibility, costs, investment performance and more.
July 07, 2017
States Line Up Against DeVos to Save Obama’s College RulesThe Education secretary is delaying rules that would help borrowers defrauded by for-profit colleges.
July 03, 2017
The Economic Costs of Swelling Student Loan DebtBlackRock's Rick Rieder says the $1.3 trillion student loan debt is a burden for the broader economy as well as individual students and families.
July 01, 2017
Honoring Advisors Who Serve(d): Fourth of July, 2017ThinkAdvisors yearly slideshow honors 24 military veterans this Fourth of July who also serve in the financial advisory industry.
June 23, 2017
Federal Student Loan Rates Rising for the First Time in 3 YearsRates are rising 0.69% for undergraduate, graduate and Parent Plus and Graduate Plus loans.
June 22, 2017
CFPB Wants to Fix Public Service Loan Forgiveness ProgramThe program is designed to help borrowers who work in public service after college but has problems with loan servicing companies.
June 12, 2017
US Has Until at Least September to Lift Debt Cap, Analysts SayTreasury Secretary Mnuchin said Friday the government has backup plans if Congress doesnt raise the cap before lawmakers leave for August recess,
June 12, 2017
Puerto Rico Strikes Deal With Development Bank's BondholdersThe governor's office says creditors of the insolvent government development bank have agreed to accept losses in exchange for new securities.