Vanguard, Upromise team up on college savings plan
The Vanguard mutual fund group and Upromise, which helps consumers save for their children's college educations through a retail rebate program, announced Monday that they were joining forces to offer new Section 529 college savings plans.
( EILEEN ALT POWELL, AP Business Writer, 10/08/2002 08:03 AM PDT)

U.S. college students head north for education, big tuition savings
Attracted by relatively low tuition costs, high academic standards and campuses set in urban centers and spectacular countryside, a small but fast-growing number of American students are choosing to spend their college days in a foreign country -- Canada.
( By STEVE GIEGERICH, Associated Press, 10/07/2002 11:02 AM PDT)

Looking for the right college involves lots of homework
We're about to take a big step in the college planning process in our household - and it has nothing to do with College Boards testing. My 17-year-old high school junior, like countless other students, will attend his first college fair this week. Representatives from several hundred schools - from the elite colleges to small regional schools - will be on hand at an area high school to answer questions and pass out catalogues, brochures and applications.
( BY STEVE ROSEN, Knight Ridder Newspapers, 10/07/2002 10:46 AM PDT)

Using bonds for tuition
Q. My son started college this year, and I have some EE savings bonds I want to use to pay his tuition. I want to make sure I do this right so that I get to use them tax-free. What do I do?
( By GAIL MARKSJARVIS, Pioneer Press Columnist, 10/04/2002 09:17 AM PDT)

Rebates can supplement college savings
Jennifer Piponnian's relatives are spending her way to college. Her parents, grandparents and an aunt have signed on for a program called Upromise that rebates a small percentage of their purchases and sweeps them into a college savings account for the La Habra Heights, Calif., teen. In less than a year, more than $400 in rebates has been deposited into the account.
( By Kathy Kristof, Inquirer Columnist, 10/01/2002 09:07 AM PDT)

Grads can save with loan refinancing
Recent college graduates loaded down with student loans and worried about jobs can save themselves hundreds of dollars. Here's how: consolidate — or refinance — those loans within the next month or two.
( GAIL MARKSJARVIS, Pioneer Press columnist, 09/24/2002 09:04 AM PDT)

Education IRAs reveals some major improvements
Neil Downing, a personal finance columnist for Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (PFP-MONEYLINE:PJ) and staff writer for The Providence Journal, has written a new book: ``The New IRAs and How to Make Them Work for You.''
( BY NEIL DOWNING, The Providence Journal, 09/16/2002 12:15 PM PDT)

Time can help college accounts
For many Americans, the slumping stock market has dealt a double blow: Their retirement accounts have tanked, and so have college savings accounts they set up for their children's education.
( EILEEN ALT POWELL, AP Business Writer, 09/11/2002 03:06 PM PDT)

Promoting financial awareness among the college-bound
Lack of financial savvy isn't a new problem among college students. But today's harsher economic climate has increased the need for tight budgeting.
( By KAJA WHITEHOUSE, The Associated Press, 09/02/2002 09:55 PM PDT)