529 College Savings

The day of your son's or daughter's birth was likely a momentus and important day in your life. The mother and child connection is one of the strongest human bonds we can experience. The tips on parenting that follow in this article will help you keep the connection you have with your child flourishing.It is rarely okay to show your anger as a parent. The adult should be responsible for controlling their feelings of anger. Children learn the wrong lesson about dealing with frustration when...Read Full Story

Even the best parents can benefit from sharing parenting experiences and advice to make sure your children receive the most out of life. The tips and suggestions found here can show you how to deal with today's issues with raising kids.It's important to make pit stops while on long-distance road trips so your children won't become irritable. Your natural temptation might be to hustle through the journey as fast as you can, but a relaxed pace, with plenty of pauses, will cut down on backseat...Read Full Story

From Editor: This is a guest post from Pat Singer Saving for your child’s higher education can be difficult. Even if you make enough to safely stash some away for their college years, it’s hard to decide on a savings plan. A lot of people opt for a 529 savings plan because of the tax advantages. However, there could be repercussions, because having a 529 savings plan could possibly affect your child’s chances of getting financial aid. Following are a few tips on how a 529 plan affects...Read Full Story

With the growing popularity of 529 College Savings Plans, also known as Qualified Tuition Programs, many parents are asking themselves whether they should go ahead with this investment program for their kids’ college education or not. A 529 College Savings Plan is a provision in the United States of America, started in 1996, which allows parents to invest in a monthly basis for their children’s future educational needs, especially when they are in college. It is advisable to start early with...Read Full Story

Advise from 9 Year Mortgage on 529 College Saving Plans It might come as a surprise to some that the amount of money a family can potentially save through state taxes for college savings varies tremendously on the location of the person. Although many people believe 529 plans seem to be the best way to save money for their children’s future education. However depending on where a person lives can determine if this plan is worth investing in. According to Paul Curley, the director of college...Read Full Story

If you have started to work toward saving for the college education of your child or children, you’ve probably heard of 529 plans. However, unless you are an accountant or other type of financial planning expert, you probably have, at best, a basic understanding of what a 529 plan is, and how it can help you in your college savings endeavors. This post will give you a more intimate understanding of how a 529 plan works, and how it may be used for your purposes. A 529 college savings plan or...Read Full Story

With the school year right around the corner, now is a good time to start thinking about college savings. Have you heard about the 529 college savings plan? Are you curious if you should get started with one? I’ve had some questions come in lately regarding saving for education expenses using a 529 Plan. I thought I’d take today to attempt to answer a few. Hopefully this will get you more comfortable with the account so you can start funding one for your kid’s college education. What is a...Read Full Story

As you may have heard, we recently welcomed a new baby girl into the world. You may also remember that we had previously opened up a 529 college savings plan for her through CollegeAdvantage. At the time she wasn’t born, so we needed an alternate beneficiary. We chose my wife, Mrs. PT, as the temporary beneficiary. We’ve since funded the account with bonuses from both opening the account and creating an EFT to save money in the account. It’s been a good ride for this account without a real...Read Full Story

Stable investments are getting harder and harder to find as returns remain low and the economy still struggles to recover from the recession of 2008. Many Americans have become much more selective about where they choose to invest their money and traditional investment options have definitely suffered, but one seems to be growing stronger. According to research conducted by Financial Research Corp., 529 college-savings plans have increased in assets by 56% over the past 24 months. These plans...Read Full Story

With double-digit increases in tuition over the last two years and additional increases to come, it’s not surprising to read about students preparing to march. Parents and teens looking to plan for the future may find their past options and benefits are now gone. Before I jump into my weekly column, I think it is important to highlight that average four-year private college cost of $36,993 in 2009/2010 to give you guys a sense of what to expect. This average was determined by the College...Read Full Story