Between your child’s packed schedule plus the daily demands of your family’s life, it can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day or enough dollars to cover today’s…
Withdrawing funds is straightforward, but these tips can help you avoid common mistakes.* 1. Stick to qualified expenses To avoid federal income taxes and the 10% penalty on earnings, withdraw…
It sounds simple. That’s because it is. And that’s exactly why so many families wait. We wait for a raise. For the “right” account. For the moment when everything else…
With college in the not-so-distant future, it’s a perfect time to stop and reflect on the positive effects your 529 investments have had -- and will continue to have --…
This was the outcome I had been planning for. It took nearly two decades of saving up, and a relatively few short years of spending, but my sons are now…
Developed from more than two decades of experience in the higher education financial aid space, these tips may make paying for college more bearable. Start Saving Early. Higher education is…
If you’re like many families, you spent a significant amount of money this past school year on college applications and senior year events. And when thinking about the upcoming cost…
Parents and college-bound seniors who have not yet thoroughly discussed the financial elephant in the room will greatly benefit from giving this topic the careful attention it deserves. After all,…
Given this, it is refreshing to see an increasing number of students these days who have an understanding, if not appreciation, of the financial costs and career benefits of higher…
I recently had the opportunity to ask over 1,000 parents who are saving for college about their feelings ̶ were they confident, anxious, or somewhere in the middle and…
Many parents may be bracing for bad news about the price of higher education. After all, college costs have been skyrocketing for a long time, more than doubling between 2000…
A glidepath helps minimize risk so the money you socked away for higher education is more likely to be there when you need it. Watch this video to learn more.…