College Savings / Student Loans Questions

Son Marrying Girl with Student Loans

My son’s girlfriend just graduated from American University with a $200,000 debt. She is originally from Peru and not yet..

Parent Plus Loan

I am looking for some guidance on my Parent Plus Loans. We took out Parent Plus loans to put both..

College Illinois — Will it Pay Off?

I have a senior in high school as well as a freshman in high school. I purchased three years (six..

College Funding – FAFSA

My parents left a trust to my nephew and I am the Trustee. Do these trust dollars figure in to..

529 Plans — Too late?

I’m a single mom on a teachers salary-and not well versed investing. Your opinion on Illinois Brighstart please? Should I..

Invest

I am saving dollar bills with an E or A in serial # for my grandson Edward Austin. He is..

Student Loans in Default — Help!

Dear Terry I have about 30,000 thousand or a bit more in student loan debt that went into default a..

Best savings accounts for kids

Hi Terry, looking to start some sort of savings account for my 11 year old son and 1 year old..

parent loan

Hi! We were out of our minds when we signed up for parent + loans for our son to go..

Garnished wages due to student loan default

My wages have been garnished for 3 1/2 years now, due to a defaulted student loan…Who can I contact to..

Co-signed a student loan

Discover is going to get rid of my grand daughter’s student loan by charging it off. I have talked to..

College Savings

Would it make sense to move a UTMA I have for the kids to a 529 Plan? It doesn’t look..

contributions or college loan

Hi Terry, I’m trying to contribute as much money as I can for my two son’s college tuitions, without having..

Buried in Student loan debt

Hello, I have about 30 to 40 thousand dollars in student loan debt and have tried to refinance through sofi..

College funds for grandchildren

Hi! I have a substantial amount of funds in an annuity account. I’d like to begin to draw some of..

Nursing School Loans

I have a 29 year old LPN who currently works in a medical office and loves it but, has returned..

Grandparents opening 529 plans for grandchildren

We have already deposited into 529 plans for each of our grandchildren ages 9-12. In a discussion on WGN Morning..

Scholarships and grants

What is the web site for college grants?

School Loans and LIfe, in general, I think

Dear Terry, I am an occasional listener of the business lunch on WGN and I visit the site sometimes for..

College savings plan vs Education IRA

Good Morning Terry. I enjoy your segments on WGN morning news. Can you share what the major differences between a..

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