College Planning

A new provision will allow more employers to make retirement-fund contributions for workers who pay down their student loans.

The SECURE 2.0 Act allows investors to roll over unused contributions from 529 accounts to Roth IRAs.

Many colleges’ acceptance rates can vary significantly by academic major.

Parent PLUS loans are eligible for $10,000 relief under the program.

Here, we answer some common questions about the recent federal actions around student loan forgiveness.

"I’ll be paying my loans until the end of time"

Making the wrong choice can be costly.

The retirement accounts can be leveraged to pursue other goals — like saving for your kid’s schooling — in a tax-advantaged way.

Under a new government program, any borrowers who were in default or delinquent before the loan-payment moratorium will emerge from it with a clean slate.

Outside contributions will no longer be penalized in financial aid decisions after Congress made tweaks that will go into effect for the 2024-25 school year.