Answering reader questions about 529 accounts, how to invest them, and how to spend them down. We also discuss ways to help pay for college, and we answer a question about when or if the political climate should ever cause you to change your financial plan.
Here's how you should think about making sure you fund your retirement while also potentially saving for your kids' college education.
You don't need $1 million in a 529. A 529 doesn't have to pay for everything either. Here's how to break away from the 529 lunacy.
The eternal questions when it comes to education is whether it is worth paying more for an education at a more expensive institution.
At what point does it not make sense to contribute to a 529? Or is there always going to be some benefit to saving for college that way?
Most kids of high-income professionals won't qualify for need-based financial aid. It's best to rely on four pillars to pay for college.
There's not a clear answer for how much you should save to pay for your kids' college education. But here's how to take an educated guess.
Most people invest in their children's 529 accounts way too conservatively. You can take a lot more risk than you might have imagined.
For months, people have been talking about the new option of rolling over an overfunded 529 into a Roth IRA. But is it worth doing?
Don't make the mistake of putting your resources toward college savings at the expense of retirement savings. It might come back to bite you.
Answering reader questions about how to pay for your children's college, including how much you should put in your 529, how much you can gift to them, and what to do if you don't trust their financial decisions.
Today we answering your questions around family finances. We address questions about 529s, dependent care FSAs, what to do when you can't live like a resident, custodial roth accounts for your kids, a...
Using real estate to pay for college may work well for the right person or family—either on its own or in combination with the 529.
We're working to pay off our student loan debt. With our kids' 529s, we want to make sure they don't find themselves in the same situation.
Answering reader questions on using 529s for K-12 education, interest from I Bonds, timing your ETF transactions, and why TIPS aren't doing great.