College Savings / Student Loans Questions

Brightstart

Terry, thank you for your critical advice. Listen to you on the John Williams show. Spoke to you recently on..

Medical Student & Student Loans

My daughter is a 2nd year medical student & accruing loans at a terrifying clip. She recently heard about a..

refinancing parent plus loans and definition of public sector

Hi Terry – heard you on WGN today – thank God I was listening! I have worked for 17 years..

Medical Student Loans

My daughter is a 2nd year medical student & accruing student loans at an alarming rate. She recently heard about..

Home equity loan for education

Should I take out a home equity loan to help my child pay for school? Will I pay the same..

529 College Savings Plan

Thank you for all your knowledge shared on WGN radio! I am wondering if you know what is a comparable..

Coverdale rollover to 529

Terry, good afternoon. Spoke to you briefly on the John Williams show today but was not able to finish. This..

Brightstart 529

Does it matter who (parent or grandparent)opens a 529 account? Is there any benefit to one or the other? Also,..

Student loan Forgiveness

I like so many others have been let down by the current administration with loan forgiveness. I put my loans..

Best savings plan for my grandson

Hi Terry, I have a 17 month old grandson who we want to sent up a savings plan for college...

Student loan for son

Hi Terry. I am a retired condo Chicago Police Sergeant and have college loans taken out for my son. Should..

Book for college

Could you please tell me the name of the book you recommended for kids before choosing a college? I have..

Brightstart 529.

I started a BrightStart 529 for my Grandson. My question is, What if he chooses NOT to go to college?..

College loans

Terry my daughter has about $27K in outstanding federal loans. She has never made a payment but will be starting..

Unable to contact Nelnet to pay my student loans or request a deferment

I am divorced and have to share a student loan account with my ex-husband, so I pay on the loans..

529 contributions by grandparents.

Hi Terry! We recently made a contribution to a 529 account FBO our grandson. They live in Kentucky. I don’t..

529

I’m in the Brightstart plan. I want to move my funds into their MMF or Bank account as listed in..

Other ways to fix student debt

If I don’t go with the company that’s talked about in the article would another way to fix my debt..

US citizen living abroad

My daughter married a Canadian and lives there. She is expecting a baby who will have dual citizenship. How do..

Student loans

Hi Terry. I’m a retired Chicago Police Sgt. and I have my deferred comp account that is doing well. We’re..

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