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The Horrors of Student Loan Defaults, 529 Plan Tax Deductions and More

on November 15, 2009 in College Savings, Student Loans

Here are links to my college blog posts for CBSMoneyWatch for the past week: The Horrors of Defaulting on a Student Loan In some respects, the college admission process can be fun. It’s fun to visit colleges and it’s fun to  receive acceptance letters in the mail. What’s not fun is paying for college. Sometimes [...]

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College Blog Roundup: Green Colleges, Ivy League Discrimination, 529 Problems

on October 10, 2009 in California universities, College Savings, Ivy League, Universities

Every Saturday I share the college blog posts that I wrote for the week for CBSMoneyWatch. As usual, this was an eclectic bunch. Are Elite Universities Discriminating Against Asians The post that I found most fascinating was about a book — soon to be released — that examined the admission practices of seven elite (unnamed) [...]

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A More Flexible College 529 Plan

on December 26, 2008 in College Savings

One of the rules that I always disliked about 529 plans was this one: You can only change the mix of investments within a 529 plan once a year. It’s always struck me as an unfair rule since other investments accounts such as IRAs and 401(k)s don’t impose this restriction. In light of the stock [...]

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