Topic: Joe Hurley

Business Plan Competitions See Explosive Growth

They go by various monikers—business plan competitions, start-up challenges, and entrepreneurship contests, to name just three—but one thing is...
Saving money for college in a weak economy can seem insurmountable, especially with rising tuition costs.. . Students and their families have a...

Ten Ways to Pay College Tuition in 2011

Tip 1: Apply for scholarships and loans early. While private scholarships have their own specific application deadline, students can apply for...
Students in Arizona may soon be getting hugely inflated tuition bills.. . A state board in Arizona is considering major increases in tuition and...

10 Ways to Pay College Tuition in 2011

With 529 plans fluctuating, financial-aid budgets getting slashed and tuition rising at an alarming rate, the landscape of college financing is...
1) Our age-based funds aren't even close to precise.. Chris Pinney's oldest son was a freshman in college when the market tanked, wiping out 20% of the balance in his 529 plan. But the plan was still heavily invested in ...
A new wave of losses is hitting 529 college savings plans.. Assets in 529 plans have been growing since the beginning of 2009, based in large part on a rebounding stock market. In the second quarter, assets in 529 plans dropped by ...
Fidelity Investments slashing fees on 529 college savings plans in 5 statesFidelity Investments says it is slashing maintenance fees on the 529 college savings plans it runs in five states.Fees on indexed plans will be cut in half, while fees on ...

529 College-Savings Plan Way Down? Join the Club

For many parents, saving for your child's college tuition is considered a sacred duty-which is why the recent downturn has been especially painful. (Even President and Mrs. Obama have set them up for their daughters. "They are deeply flawed but they ...

SAVING FOR TUITIN

SAVING FOR TUITIN Assets in the tax-advantaged college savings vehicles known as 529 plans fell 21% in 2008, to $88.5 billion, according to Financial Research Corp. But average tuition costs are rising by 5% or more a year. "The losses underscore ...