College Savings / Student Loans

College Savings / Student Loans Questions

College help

My daughter is a senior in high school and has been accepted to Loyola. They are offering a $20,000 a..

savings for grandchild

When she was born, we started a Bright Start account for our granddaughter. This summer our daughter will marry a..

Roth IRA

Hi Terry! Where and how is the best way to set up a Roth IRA for my kids ages 21,19,17..

UGMA Account

If I opened a UGMA or Alterative account and plan to initially( one time) fund it and just let it..

Student Loan

I have been paying myself and daughters student loan for over 20 years. I deferred the loan years ago when..

children or grandchildren investment accounts

What is the best way to set up an investment account for a child/grandchild that both parens and grandparents can..

College Illinois rollover to a Roth

I am trying to get the balance in my son’s College Illinois rolled over into his Roth. The balance is..

529 Plan transfer

Our son passed away and we’ll not be using his 529 plan. Can we liquidate the fund or give some..

529 account — extra money

I have a child with a 529 account who didn’t go to college. Can I withdraw the money and just..

FAFSA

My daughter will be attending college in the fall of 2027. I have been reading up about applying for FAFSA..

saving for grandaughter

What can I do with money saved for my grandaughter besides putting it into a savings account?

529 Saving plan

Best Virginia 529 plan

education funding for great grandchild

My husband and I have a new great granddaughter. We would like to start/contribute to a college fund for her...

Student loan repayment

Our daughter has $21k in student debt & her spouse has $100k. We are considering helping them by doubling the..

Excess Funds of 529 plan

What can be done with excess amounts that werent needed in a 529 plan

Investment Account for Child

My wife and I want to set up an account for our daughter (she’s 3 years old) that accrues value..

Changes to PLUS Loan Repayment Plans

I read with interest your recent column in my local paper about PLUS Loans and the upcoming changes in 2026...

Grandparent college 529

What are the advantages or repercussion of a parent adding money to our grandparent 529

PARENT PLUS LOAN

We have several parent plus loans for our 4 kids, all of them in my husband’s name alone. I know..

Parent plus

I have $89000 left with mohela. 7.1%. When I go to do idr I get nothing better. Do I want..

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