College

Savings Savvy on January 24th, 2010

I am putting money in a 529 college savings plan for my infants. My financial adviser suggests we put our money in a Class C mutual fund. I remember reading somewhere that Class A is the better way to go. I don’t really know what is the difference and what advantage one has over the [...]

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Savings Savvy on January 15th, 2010

What is the point of saving for college for your children if it disqualifies them from getting govt aid. The amount you save (say $40,000) isn’t going to cover all of their expenses for a 4 yr public program in 2017.
Please enlighten me, does having a 529 account disqualify you from getting federal aid. If [...]

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Savings Savvy on January 1st, 2010

I’m feeling the 529 is the way to go, but I don’t want to use our state program in the event they don’t go to school in the US (am I correct in the understanding the 529 money can be used for out of the country schooling, but not if you do it through your [...]

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Savings Savvy on December 17th, 2009

How did it work? I know the three realty agencies to choose from are Coldwell Banker, ERA, and Century 21… But do you get to choose which specific realtor you want to work with? And do you automatically get 1% of the sale price, (up to $3,000) deposited into your upromise account, or is it [...]

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Savings Savvy on December 16th, 2009

want a place to start learning the basics of investing for retirement and for college ?? How & where do i start?? Are 529’s better or the MET’s better??? Please help??

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Savings Savvy on November 29th, 2009

I have a purchase form from my employer, but I do not know were to turn it in.

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Savings Savvy on November 26th, 2009

I mean how much will I have to pay for taxes, and or how do college taxes work?

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Savings Savvy on November 14th, 2009

FASFA says no government help for the working middle class – so my kids get to graduate college $50-60k in debt.
Is there anyway to catch a break on college tuition costs for working class families? UIC is up to $20k per year – how do people pay that without taking out a second morgage?

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