College Planning

Next year, a Minnesota-based university will cut its tuition by 33 percent for all its students. Others will likely follow.

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Many parents will go to great lengths to send to their children to their dream schools, but it’s not always the best financial decision.

For some colleges, home equity figures heavily in financial aid calculations. For others, not at all. Your clients should know which is which before their kids apply.

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Debt isn’t on the minds of just Washington these days. TD Ameritrade’s latest Investor Index survey of the financial attitudes of young people is out, and affording college and having a large student loan balance when they graduate are among t...

For your affluent clients, it's the schools that don't possess the marquee names that will be eager to award their children scholarships.

Look for borrower protection, consider credit unions and apply for multiple loans.

Financial aid letters are often confusing and misleading. You can help your clients if you know show them how to read between the lines.