Out-of-sight tuition has left parents with little choice but to seek new ways to help fund their childrens' college education. One idea that's growing in popularity: crossing private universities off the apply-to list.
Critics claim the College Board's charges for entrance and placement exams are getting out of hand. Says one former dean at the University of Chicago: 'The College Board is more interested in marketing and selling things than it is in its primary responsibility, promoting equity and educational opportunity.'
A growing number of people who save for their children's college costs with Section 529 plans are steadily outpacing those parents who do not use these tax advantaged savings plans, according to a new survey by the College Savings Foundation.
Tuition for private colleges may be off the chart, but state schools are getting more expensive, too. Here's the ten priciest public colleges.
The latest data on the most expensive private colleges in the U.S. offers up a a reminder of how dear higher education has become.
Rather than get stuck with paltry returns on money-market funds, some investors are putting their cash to better use: they're shifting into 15-year mortgages, saving big bucks in the process.
Balances in HSAs — tax-advantaged medical savings accounts — grew to some $11.7 billion in total assets, reflecting a 31% increase over last year.
The U.S. will review health insurer requests to raise premiums for individuals and small businesses at least 10% in 10 states, ruling that local regulators aren't adequately policing rates.
The AARP has refuted an article in today's Wall Street Journal saying the organization had a change of heart after internal debates and had decided that it would accept benefit cuts to the massive entitlement program.
Ah, retirement. Golf. Cruises. Leisurely walks. And getting financially abused by family members, strangers and businesses.
Aim to get rid of debit cards for the retirement plan, reduce number of loans workers can take
A quarter of America's metropolitan areas have jobless rates of 10% or more, above the national average, and many won't see jobs return to pre-recession levels for years.
John Hancock's new fiduciary program for high-end advisers beats coming regulation to the punch
A federal certification would strain resources; some simple approaches help
Seeking to enlarge its footprint in the small- and midmarket-retirement-plan area, Neuberger Berman LLC has brought on a trio of wholesalers
A Fidelity survey of married couples finds that they aren't on the same page when it comes to retirement planning, finances.
A raft of likely new taxes and rising taxes will hit the well-off hard in the wallet, say planning experts. How hard? Some can expect double-digit hikes. Yikes.
Planned regulations will hike the standard of care for those who advise DC plans. That should give RIAs a good chance of picking off assets from brokers and wirehouse advisers.
Number of high net worth individuals swells, as markets recover; good two years for Houston
