Archive for the ‘College Planning’ Category

Getting the Kids Involved in Saving for College

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

The World War II generation got a taste of higher education through the G.I. Bill and made it a point to supplement or pay their kids’ tuition. It was a struggle, but a far more manageable one than it is in this day and age. Figures from the ...

College Planning in the Wake of New Tax Laws

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Planning for college has never been easy. But such planning became a bit easier when President Bush signed the TIPRA and DRA into law earlier this year. Among other things, DRA and TIPRA changed the treatment of pre-paid tuition plans and 529 plans, two popular ...

Figuring out the College Financial Aid Formula

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

Few areas of financial planning are more complicated for parents than ensuring that their children will have enough money to pay for tuition, room, board, books, transportation and other related expenses. But the payoff—the likelihood that a good college education will expand their children’s opportunities to enjoy gratifying careers and ...