Even before your children can count, they already know something about money: it’s what you have to give the ice cream man to get a cone, or put in the slot to ride the rocket ship at the grocery store. So, as soon as your children begin to handle money, start teaching them how to… Read More
Let’s take a few minutes today to discuss one of the greatest budgeting tasks facing families across the world today. Often college and retirement occur all to close to one another for many people. Over the last fifty years more college educated people have entered the workforce than ever before, making higher education an even… Read More
Every October, the College Board releases its Trends in College Pricing report that highlights college cost increases for the current academic year along with trends in the world of higher education. While costs can vary significantly depending on the region and individual college, the College Board publishes average cost figures, which are based on its… Read More
Savings accounts, CDs, and money markets can offer stability for parents of future college students. reposted from U.S. News & World Reportby: Reyna Gobel, September 19, 2012 For parents, one of the scariest aspects of investing in a 529 plan, a college savings account with tax benefits, is taking a risk with money used to… Read More
Lets take a few minutes this month to discuss planning – or as we call it Prosperity Planning™. When we take a step back for a minute, it is quite astonishing to think of everything we plan for. We make plans for dinner, lists for the grocery, and schedules for kitchen duty at the office. … Read More
News you can use: Even if you’ve got a spouse at home, he or she too can be saving through an IRA called a spousal IRA. This is often forgotten, because the rules for a traditional IRA require that the IRA owners earn at least as much as they deposit each year. You can save… Read More
Let’s take a few minutes today to discuss one of the greatest budgeting tasks facing Americans families today, College. Over the last fifty years more college educated people have entered the workforce than ever before, making higher education an even bigger ingredient to living the American Dream. Many families today will tell you they have… Read More
With the nuances of health care reform getting all the attention, you may be surprised to learn that the recently passed health care legislation—the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010—includes several provisions related to college. The most noteworthy of these provisions… Read More