A rash of health care options after graduation
Parents hate to get these letters -- notice from an insurer that their college-age child is no longer eligible for dental and vision coverage. While the Affordable Care Act allows...
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Obama moves to ease student-loan burdens, but is it enough?
If President Barack Obama is calling 2014 his year of action, then this must be student loan summer. And the president has just checked one college-debt initiative off his to-do...
It’s not where you go to college; it’s what you do there
Not long ago, I attended a panel discussion aimed at engaging high school juniors and their parents in the college application process. To jump start the program, the moderator asked...
Cost of sheepskin going up
Here's an early introduction to college life for incoming freshmen: The federal student loans they're banking on are getting more expensive. Interest rates for Stafford, Plus and the other main...
Co-signing has risks for young borrower, too
It doesn't always pay for young borrowers to add parents, grandparents or other relatives as co-signers to get a lower interest rate on a student loan from a bank. In...
Job prospects warming up for teens
If your teenager spent last summer working on his gaming and couch potato skills because he couldn't land a job, here's some good news: His chances of finding part-time work...
Don’t wait to instruct kids about money
This is the time of year when I'm on inbox overload. You see, April is high season for promoting financial education around the country, and my email is full of...
Finding a new home for extra college savings
You've been setting aside college money in a 529 savings plan since your kids started losing their baby teeth. In fact, you've overachieved -- all the tuition bills have now...
Club sports can wallop wallet
Round-trip airfare for two from Kansas City to Las Vegas, $560. Nightly rate at a hotel near the Strip, $120. Throw in a rental car, snacks, meals, registration fees, souvenirs...
Buffett’s advice comes at a price teens can afford
It's written by one of the world's richest men, it's 24 pages long, and it's one of the best how-to guides that I can think of for young investors. Hot...