College Funding
« Previous EntriesAre Student Loans Fanning the Flames of Increasing College Costs?
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009I found this quote in an article in today’s WSJ about the surge in student loan borrowing to be interesting and troubling:
…the rising levels of borrowing may ironically be contributing to the accelerating cost of college, say some college-finance experts. Loans can give colleges an artificial sense of a family’s ability to pay tuition. To [...]
Question of the Day – Forgiving Student Loans
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009Stacey sent me a link to this piece on forgiving student loans. It’s short, so read it and tell me what you think. The main question is:
Should we forgive student loans as a way to stimulate the economy?
I say NO. Actually I say HELL NO!
Lots of college students bought cars too. [...]
Morningstar’s Best and Worst 529 Plans
Friday, April 18th, 2008Here’s a look at Morningstar’s recently published list of the best and worst 529 plans:
The Best
Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program – OppenheimerFunds Inc.
Maryland College Inv Plan – T. Rowe Price
Virginia CollegeAmerica* – Virginia (American Funds)
Virginia Education Savings Trust – Virginia
Colorado Scholars Choice College Savings Program* – Legg Mason, Inc.
The Worst
Ohio Putnam CollegeAdvantage* [...]
Reader Question: Student Loans and Credit Card Debt
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007I was cleaning up my email folders tonight when I came across an email I received back in June from a reader. Here’s the email:
JLP,
I love reading your blog, and you answered my rollover IRA question so well, I thought I’d ask you another question.
Some background first: I’m 27 and hope to do [...]
7 Myths About College Financial Aid (From the WSJ)
Monday, July 9th, 2007It’s a shame that the WSJ doesn’t make a lot more of their content freely available to the general public. I say this because the Journal has some of the best articles of any newspaper. Today’s paper had a special section titled Your Money Matters, with articles on various personal finance topics. [...]
Why Can’t Colleges Rein in Expenses?
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007Oops. I used the wrong “rein” in the title. I corrected the spelling but the URL will still contain the wrong spelling. Thanks, MBH!
There was an article in today’s Wall Street Journal about how colleges are trying to make themselves more affordable ($). Some colleges are doing stuff like:
freezing tuition for certain [...]
Best and Worst 529 College Savings Plans
Thursday, March 1st, 2007There was an excellent article from Morningstar about the best and worst 529 plans. Their list:
The Best…
Colorado Schoars Choice* – Legg Mason
Maryland College Inv Plan – T. Rowe Price
Nebraska College Savings – Union Bank & Trust
Utah Educational Savings – Utah (Vanguard)
Virginia CollegeAmerica* – Virginia (American Funds)
The Worst…
Alabama Higher Education 529** – Van Kampen
Alaska John [...]
Bogleheads’ October Project – Chapter 14
Thursday, October 19th, 2006We have now passed the halfway point in the Bogleheads’ October Project, a chapter-by-chapter, blogger-by-blogger review of The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing. We didn’t have a chapter review yesterday so we’ll have two today. The first review is Jason’s review of Chapter 14 – Savvy Ways to Invest for College. Later today [...]
Parents of the World Unite!
Thursday, October 5th, 2006Remember when I posted this Question of the Day asking parents if they ask for help in funding their kids’ college savings accounts? It appears that I (and those who agreed with me) are not alone. According to this article that reader Stacey emailed me last night:
A survey by San Francisco college savings [...]
Great Article on College Funding
Monday, July 10th, 2006Thanks to reader/commenter Stacey (you know who you are) for the heads up on this Guide to College Savings Plans by Sue Stevens. I like the fact that she lists the pros and cons to each plan. To estimate how much you should be saving, check out my College Funding calculator.
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