Student loan debt recently surpassed the $1.5 trillion dollars in a measure1 released by the St. Louis Federal Reserve on August 8, 2018. This amounts to a 144% increase in student loan debt over the past decade. Pundits debate whether this is a crisis, and several...
You’ve kissed your little princess goodbye and sent her off to college this year. She was top of her graduating class, a star athlete, and is the smartest “kid” you know – you are so proud. You’ve supported her financially for the last 18 years and now she’s out in...
By Patrick Amy The new tax law enacted in late 2017 extended the use of 529s to include not only secondary education, but K-12 as well. This potentially provides some tax savings opportunities for parents (or others) who need to determine if using a 529 makes sense...
By Lucas Bucl If you’re saving for your child’s higher education, you probably have a lot of questions besides “When did college get so incredibly expensive?” One popular savings tool that I encounter with clients is the 529 Plan. Started in the late 1980s and...
By Lucas Bucl It has become increasingly popular in the media to question whether a college education is still worth it. Recent studies offer an unequivocal answer – YES! While the cost of college has been increasing, the additional amount of income that college...
