529s and Financial Aid (Video)

10/04/2011

QUESTION:
Joe,

I’m a proponent of 529’s. How do you counter the argument that saving in a 529 will diminish your kid’s chances of receiving financial aid from the institution that he or she applies to? Some of my peers argue that the aid package a university normally offers might be completely offset by the amount you save in a 529.

Mary

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