With both college and high school graduations in full swing throughout the country, this Bloomberg article Getting Rich in America Depends on a Lot More Than a College Degree posed some very interesting points that go well beyond that simply having a college degree leads to wealth. Researchers William Emmons and Bryan Noeth at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis point … Read More
6 Big Myths About 529 Plans
529 Plans are a big piece of many of our client’s educational plans. While 529 Plans are not the sole educational planning tool, they are in my mind probably the best for most people. One point about 529 Plans that I really try to emphasize with families is that anyone can contribute to them. So parents, even though you might not be able to funnel monies … Read More
A Bit of College Can Be Worse Than None at All
What if you had $40k of college debt and still had no degree to show for it? This is the real-life example that this WSJ article touches on and how some college is actually worse than no college at all. Nearly one-third of students who started college in 2012 didn’t return to a U.S. school the following year, according to the … Read More
