Hello! I hope you enjoy the article! If you are in college now or planning to attend college in the near future, the national recession is making the task of paying for a college education even more daunting. Perhaps you were counting on help from your parents, or as a parent, feel you should be [...]

Hello! I hope you enjoy the article! In May of 2005, at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, college graduates threw up their caps to celebrate the achievement of a lifetime. Two of those caps belonged to twins, Carol Malone and Linda Clem. But there was something different about these two. The difference was age, [...]

Hello! I hope you enjoy the article! What is now the best way to save for college expenses? In my professional opinion, for most people, It’s the 529 College Savings Plans. They are now worth a very serious look! Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code (the actual name) was put into place to encourage [...]

Hello! I hope you enjoy the article! Saving for college seems to be one of the most mysterious and daunting tasks in our financial lives since it is nearly impossible to guess what college costs will be 18 years from now if you have a child born today.  In fact, depending on which college your [...]

Hello! I hope you enjoy the article!   February 25, 2008 Besides the purchase of your home, sending a child to college is one of the biggest expenditures you’ll ever have. According to savingforcollege.com the price of a college degree for a child born today will be $312,166. That’s a significant investment for any family, [...]

Hello! I hope you enjoy the article! Paying for a college education may be the greatest gift you can give. However, it may also be the most costly. It is no secret that college expenses have been rising at an alarming rate. According to The College Board’s report, “Trends in College Pricing” tuition has increased [...]

Hello! I hope you enjoy the article! Saving for college has never been a cinch, but the U.S. Congress has made it a little easier. Congress has made the tax benefits of 529 college savings plans permanent, which is great news for parents saving for their child’s college education. 529 plans are tax-advantaged savings accounts [...]

Hello! I hope you enjoy the article! If you have children, it is essential that you start saving for college as soon as possible. This should happen when your child is born but if you have not done that yet, start immediately. This will give you as much time as possible to save so that [...]

Hello! I hope you enjoy the article! Your kids are headed towards college.  How will you pay for it all?  You’re losing sleep over that question.  You’re not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but you think you have far too much money to qualify for financial aid. Here’s a tip:  that assumption can [...]

Hello! I hope you enjoy the article! Are your children headed for college and you’re still wondering how to pay for it?  Here’s one key aspect in the planning process you’ve probably not heard about yet:  You need to learn the rules of the college funding game.  They go far beyond “saving up” for it.Here’s [...]