College Savings / Student Loans Questions

7/26/23 WGN – discussion on giving money for a baby towards college which is tax free. I came into the..

Divorced parent wants to pay college tuition. Is it better to give money directly to student following gift rules or..

At what age can a student sign for a college loan? Are high schools explaining to the student the commitment,..

Hi Terry! My husband is a physician and has quite a bit of medical school loan debt. He is eight..

Hello Terry, So in a nutshell, I owe 38k in student loans. Which I probably should not have done so..

Hi Terry, Prior to the pandemic our daughter, who is a nurse for a non profit was making her student..

Our daughter will be a Junior at Indiana University this fall. We have so far been able to come up..

Hello, My son graduated this year and has gotten like 15000 in scholarships, grants ect for college, but he still..

I started a 529 account for my nephew. He is now ready for college. How do I give him the..

We are guardians for my grandson. His mother passed away and he has a Illinois UTMA with Northern Trust as..

What is the best place to put my child’s 8 th graduation money, to help her earn more.? Approximately 2000$

I am 72 and I have $45, 864.47 due in school loans owed to the US Dept of Education. The..

I have heard you talk about student loans on WGN for a long time. I have been a teacher for..

Last year I purchased a $10,000 I bond for my 10 year old granddaughter. I was going to buy her..

My grandchild just turned 4 and would like to start a nest egg for her like my parents and grandparents..

Hello Terry, I asked this question to you on WGN as I was thinking of rolling my US Savings Bonds..

Hi Terry, My son is two years old. My husband is hestitant to open a 529 account for college because..

Do you have any updated information on the one-time Student Loan Debt Relief plan that is held up by lawsuits..

I have twin H/S sophomore boys, I never set up savings for collage, I have 10,000 in cash savings for..

My granddaughter is in her second year of college. I would like to help a bit with her tuition. 1...