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Recent Graduate? Financial Fitness Starts Here
Once you've landed a job, it's time to optimize your starting salary with a focus on creating a budget, paying off student debt and saving for retirement.
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Direct Tuition Payments: A Tax-Efficient Way to Pay for School
If you pay tuition for someone else directly to a college, graduate school, preschool or private school, that money is not subject to the gift tax.
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529 Plans: What Are the Differences Between the Two Types?
Carrying a lot of student debt can be daunting. Luckily, 529 plans are designed to help head off that debt. Here are the main types of 529s and how they work.
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Should You Prioritize Paying Off Student Loans?
There are several factors to consider to decide if you should prioritize paying off your student loans.
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Nearing Retirement With Student Loan Debt? What You Can Do
Many older adults will struggle with rising costs (health care and otherwise) and not enough savings. Here’s how they can manage lingering student debt.
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A Little-Known Tax-Free Way To Help Pay Your Student Loan
Student Debt Employers can provide valuable assistance with employee student loan repayments.
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529 Plans: Give the Gift of Education (and Compounding)
As the cost of college tuition skyrockets, parents and grandparents can take advantage of tax-efficient 529 plans and higher limits on gift and estate taxes.
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Student Loan Borrowers To See Better Protections Under New Rules
Student loan borrowers will be better protected against sudden school closures under the rules, the DOE says.
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What Happens When Student Loan Payments Resume?
With an increased monthly debt burden, borrowers could cut discretionary spending, causing economic turmoil. On the bright side, alternative ways to pay for college are being considered.
