Articles Tagged ‘college savings’

Tips To Manage the Increasing Cost of a College Education
Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013
Tips To Manage the Increasing Cost of a College EducationIf you have a child in college or headed to college soon, the rising costs may be causing you some sleepless nights. According to Bloomberg Reports, college tuition has increased 1,120 percent over the past 30 years. No other industry has experienced the same degree of price inflation. Nor have household income levels come close to increasing at the same rates. This means that the cost of higher education is increasingly becoming something that American families are finding difficult to afford. Here’s some banking advice to consider before you resign yourself to years of paying off student loan debt, there...

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Can You Afford to Save for Your Child’s College Education?
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
Can You Afford to Save for Your Child’s College EducationIf you have children, you probably want them to go to college one day so that they can get a good education and prepare for the profession of their choice. But college isn’t cheap, so unless you’re independently wealthy you can’t count on having the money sitting around to send them to college when the time comes. What’s a good parent to do? Ask a financial advisor if you can afford to save to college, and he will probably tell you that you can’t afford not to. But if you’re scraping just to get by, it’s not necessarily that cut...

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Preparing For Your Childrens College Education
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
College isn't something that most kids start thinking about until their high school years. But for parents, it's never too early to start planning for higher education. College costs aren't getting any lower, and it would be a shame to be unable to send a child who is eager to learn to a good school due to lack of financial preparation. Saving for college isn't something that most parents understand very well. It's not as if we learn about it in school. Here is some advice and recommendations to help you get started.
  • Get an early start. It might seem a...

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