College Planning

College savings plans are useful, but other moves might be more important or effective.

Your clients can strike gold by seeking aid from the country's private colleges directly. Some dole out merit awards worth up to half of tuition.

Check out the nation's most expensive colleges and universities.

Colleges reserve financial aid for the neediest and for kids who are well above their student body average in grade point or test scores. Affluent families should research the financial aid histories of the colleges on their kids' lists.

How do you become an educated consumer when you're checking out colleges and universities? If you ask your clients this question, the answer you hear back will probably be something like this: Heck if I know. With so much at stake, it's a shame...

There are plenty of generous grandparents out there who would love to help their grandchildren with their college costs. While that’s a wonderful instinct, the last thing that parents want is for grandma and grandpa’s generosity to...

How much is college going to cost your clients with teenagers? Unfortunately, most of the time the cost is shrouded in mystery...

It's the caliber of the student who gets into an Ivy League college, more than the academics or connections she makes, that is the better indicator of future success.

Here are a few things your clients should know as they embark on the process of getting their kids into college — without breaking the bank.

That could save you thousands of dollars.