College Savings / Student Loans Questions

529 plan on fafsa

I make much more money than my ex-husband and I am the account owner of my daughters 529 plan. My..

H4 visa : admission for undergraduate courses

Hi Terry, My daughter is a Senior in high school in New Jersey on H4 visa. My husband, her father..

scholarships

What are the easiest scholarships available to apply for?

COLLEGE SAVINGS

Hello Terry, Thank your helpful advice on College 529 Savings. My question is: I am Illinois Resident and wold like..

Student loans — a fraudulent deal?

Hi Terry – my son went to a private university for two years and had wanted to be a physics..

UGMA/UTMA for college money

As a grandfather, do I need to transfer my UTMA NY custodial funds to my daughter-in-law, because my grand-daughter will..

Brightstart IL – vanguard option

hi Terry, you mentioned a particular unscrupulous fund advisor in the BrightStart IL 529, but what if you only invested..

Student loans for grad school

Hello Terry - I need to take out a federal student loan for my graduate degree and I have been..

Student Loan Fraud –Where is Your Column?

What happened to your report that was to be on WGN at 4:00 today, 7/19/17? On student loan fraud. Is..

Parent Plus Loan Repayment/Disability

Hello Terry, My husband took out Parent Plus loans for our son's college tuition. Since doing that, he has lost..

Bright Start

Hi Terry - I just moved back to the US and started a Bright Start account for our daughter. It..

student loan

why not discuss lost paper work in student loan collections? many loans are not collectable because of failure, of plaintiff..

529’s

Several weeks ago, you had a very thorough column on 529 accounts. Where can I find a copy of that..

529s and grandparents

Terry. . . not a question, just a comment. In today's column in the San Diego UT, you didn't mention..

Illinois bright start

Terry, Is there a better fund to invest money for grandchildren's education? I am with scottrade and can not decide..

College expenses as a deduction

What college expenses may I include when filing my taxes

Scholarship Search website

You mentioned a website to help with scholarship searching last week. What website was that?

refinancing student loans

My daughter in law has 2 private Chase student loans totaling $67,000 at 8% interest!(Dumb, I know!) She says she..

CollegeIllinois! Prepaid Tuition Plan: The Risks

Hi Terry Your articles on this topic are really insightful -have gone thru all of them. I had a quick..

Grandparents investing for grandchild for college

We are first time grandparents and would like to start putting money aside for our grandchilds college education. Which programs..

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