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A High Schooler's Guide to Preparing For the Ivy Leagues

Posted: 2016-06-22. By: Lulu Curiel

Best student loan options for parents

Posted: 2016-06-22. By: Ariha Setalvad, Credible.com

There are many types of student loans, offered both by the government and private lenders. Here's what parents need to know.

Omnibus Part II: Challenges to implementation

Posted: 2016-06-20. By: Brian Boswell

Omnibus accounting is widely accepted as standard operating procedure for most retail asset management products. Yet many 529 Savings plans remain, for the most part, staunch hold-outs: Here's why.

Posted: 2016-06-20. By: Brian Boswell

4 tips on making the most of summertime college visits

Posted: 2016-06-17. By: Lulu Curiel

Summer is a great time of year for you to see firsthand if a college is the right school for you. Here are four recommendations to help you get the most out of your summer campus visits.

12 money rules to live by

Posted: 2016-06-17. By: Liz Weston, NerdWallet

Updated study: 529 asset allocations vary widely

Posted: 2016-06-16. By: Brian Boswell

A recently-updated study conducted by Savingforcollege.com reveals significant variations in the asset-allocation approach to underlying age-based portfolio options.

Congress aims to improve and simplify 529 plans

Posted: 2016-06-09. By: Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan)

5 ways to tell if you're using the wrong 529 plan

Posted: 2016-06-07. By: Kathryn Flynn

The Wealthfront 529 College Savings Plan: Is college investing with a robo-advisor right for you?

Posted: 2016-06-07. By: Kathryn Flynn

Recently announced state-sponsored 529 college savings plan to complement its existing suite of investment products, see what this means for families saving for college.

The magic of beneficiary changes

Posted: 2016-06-06. By: Joseph Hurley

Changing the beneficiary of a 529 plan in conjunction with an investment change or rollover is very useful in getting around the limitations placed on these types of account changes.

Commentary: First quarter 2016 plan performance rankings

Posted: 2016-06-06. By: Brian Boswell

We rank plans that consumers can enroll in directly, as well as those sold through brokers and fee-based financial planners).

College Savings by the Numbers

Posted: 2016-05-27. By: Keith Bernhardt, vice president of college planning at Fidelity

2016 one-year top performing direct plans Q1

Posted: 2016-05-26.

Savingforcollege.com ranks the one-year investment performance of direct-sold 529 plans as of March 31, 2016.

2016 plan performance rankings Q1

Posted: 2016-05-26.

Savingforcollege.com's Q1 529 performance rankings analyze one, three, five, and ten year investment performance as of March 31, 2016 and rank 529 savings plans from best to worst.

Are parents getting savvier about saving for college?

Posted: 2016-05-24. By: Kathryn Flynn

The results of two recent surveys reveal that there's still an opportunity for Savingforcollege.com and financial advisors to educate families about the importance of including college savings in their overall financial plan.

Money Market Reforms and 529 Plans

Posted: 2016-05-19. By: Brian Boswell

Additional rules were released in 2014, and will be enforced later this year.

Should you use your employer-sponsored 529 plan?

Posted: 2016-05-17. By: Kathryn Flynn

Companies become more aware of the importance of financial wellness, some are also starting to help save for future college bills.

Posted: 2016-05-13. By: NerdWallet

Graduates are delaying major life milestones because of their student loan debt.

Ascensus and Wealthfront Pursuing Roboadvisor Solution in Nevada

Posted: 2016-05-13. By: Brian Boswell

Wealthfront has partnered with Ascensus College Savings to pursue a private labeled product.