http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/pf/college/?section=money_pf_college From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions. en-us © 2008 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Fri, 02 May 2008 06:08:35 EDT 10 http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/pf/college/?section=money_pf_college http://i.cnn.net/money/images/cnnmoney_logo_144x30.gif 144 30 From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions. http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/04/23/pf/college/college_cost.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_pf_college Patrick and Laura Matheny began saving early for their children's college education. After stashing some $50,000 in college savings accounts for their son Daniel, now 20, and their daughter Natalie, 18, they began paying down their mortgage in earnest with the intention of tapping their home equity once the bills began rolling in. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:33:52 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/05/02/news/Student_Loan.ap/index.htm?section=money_pf_college Read full story for latest details. Fri, 02 May 2008 06:07:11 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/03/21/pf/college/chernoff/index.htm?section=money_pf_college As the stock market was tumbling early this year, 40-year-old Eric Horowitz decided he could handle only so much pain. His daughter Elizabeth attends private high school, and a year from September she'll be a freshman in college. So Horowitz chopped his exposure to stocks to about 60% of his portfolio down from 85%. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:52:21 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/03/31/pf/college/shop_student_loans.fortune/index.htm?section=money_pf_college As college acceptance letters arrive this month, families will be celebrating the good news (we hope!), then bracing for the grueling process of figuring out how to pay for four years' tuition. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:04:16 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/03/20/pf/college/makeover_april.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_pf_college With three teenage children, Lorri and Bruce Wilke of Danville, Calif. are caught in the perfect parental spending storm. Between laptops, cell phones and clothes, the Wilkes seem to outgrow their budget the way kids outgrow shoes. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:45:34 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2008/03/01/103491792/index.htm?section=money_pf_college Clients come to me with money in college savings plans from dozens of states, but I've never seen a single one who had invested in Utah's 529. Why is that? I assume it's because, unlike most states, Utah doesn't have an adviser-sold plan, so financial planners have no incentive to invest their clients' money in it. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:48:56 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/02/20/pf/college/stanford_tuition.ap/index.htm?section=money_pf_college Read full story for latest details. Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:36:28 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/02/25/news/bc.apfn.brf.browntuitio.ap/index.htm?section=money_pf_college Read full story for latest details. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:19:32 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/02/14/news/companies/privatestudentloans/index.htm?section=money_pf_college The credit crunch is hitting the college classroom. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:22:10 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/01/08/pf/college/bc.apfn.ct.yaleendowmen.ap/index.htm?section=money_pf_college Read full story for latest details. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:58:50 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/11/16/pf/young_doctors.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_pf_college It's Wednesday evening and Megan Reis can't remember when she last saw her husband Chris. Small wonder. Since Sunday morning, Meg has worked more than 60 hours at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, the Chicago-area facility where she is training in pediatrics. Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:02:33 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/12/26/pf/college/harvard/index.htm?section=money_pf_college Middle income families with students in many of the nation's top university are getting some relief. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:22:17 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/11/14/pf/shifting_gears.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_pf_college After nearly 20 years in the energy industry, Jay Mulki was earning a handsome six-figure salary and managing a department of 50 employees. But Mulki longed to work fewer hours and pursue another dream: to teach marketing at a university. Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:02:33 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/11/06/pf/expert/expert.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_pf_college Question: I have a modest salary and can set aside only $50 a month toward my nine-year-old son's college fund. My problem is that the 529 college-savings account I would like to open requires a minimum of $1,000. I don't want to raid my savings account to open this fund, so what I should do to begin saving for my son's future college expenses? - Shelly Losoya, Sacramento, California Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:02:33 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/10/22/pf/college/college_costs/index.htm?section=money_pf_college The average total cost of a private four-year college rose to $32,307 for the current school year, but the rate of increase has slowed compared to public school prices, according to a report released Monday. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:43:48 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/10/18/pf/college/bc.apfn.romney.collegetu.ap/index.htm?section=money_pf_college Read full story for latest details. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:09:03 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/09/19/pf/college/wang_college_sept.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_pf_college To improve her chances of getting into a good college, Caitlin Pickavance, a 17-year-old high school senior from Danville, Calif., has been working with a private college coach since her freshman year (cost: $800). Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:48:54 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/09/01/100202504/index.htm?section=money_pf_college You've just sent an enormous check to your kid's college - the least he could do is minimize the ongoing burn. Set him on a cost-conscious track, and you might have enough left in the bank to pay the next tuition bill. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:27:24 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/magazines/moneymag/529plans/2007/table.instate.html?section=money_pf_college See which plans are available in your state as well as Money Magazine's picks for your best options. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:27:39 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/07/16/pf/college/529_guide.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_pf_college For years, consternation over expiring tax breaks, questionable financial aid treatment and high fees cast a long shadow over 529 plans, the once and future king of college savings accounts. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:26:43 EDT