As kids enter high school and college draws near, there are a couple important things you’ll want to keep in mind:

First - look at how the account is invested. If you haven’t rebalanced in a while or are still 100% in stocks, you’ll want to make sure that the money in the 529 is not going to crater during the next downturn when you need that money to be there to pay for school. So make sure the money in the account is invested conservatively and risk is minimized as college approaches.

Second - Even if the account is in your name as the parent, other people can contribute to the 529 as well.

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Instead of having tunnel-vision on getting into the best 4-year college money can buy, many parents and students are buying into the merits of other paths (albeit much cheaper paths) to the same end - a college degree.

So today, I want to help you consider alternative paths to a 4 year degree that can save some serious coin. Here are 6 ideas...

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The last 10-15 working years before retirement are critical for socking away as much as possible, but it presents a challenge because many parents are also helping to pay for college during this time.

Topics covered this week:

• Whether or not you can get a loan for retirement
• The return on investment (or ROI) of college
• Other paths to a 4-year degree
• What to do with your 529 plans when your kids are in high school
• And...why an ivy league name on a piece of paper doesn’t mean much to Google

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The last 10-15 working years before retirement are critical for socking away as much as possible, but it presents a challenge because many parents are also helping to pay for college during this time.

Topics covered this week:

• Whether or not you can get a loan for retirement
• The return on investment (or ROI) of college
• Other paths to a 4-year degree
• What to do with your 529 plans when your kids are in high school
• And...why an ivy league name on a piece of paper doesn’t mean much to Google

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>> Check out our blog: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/blog/

The last 10-15 working years before retirement are critical for socking away as much as possible, but it presents a challenge because many parents are also helping to pay for college during this time.

Topics covered this week:

• Whether or not you can get a loan for retirement
• The return on investment (or ROI) of college
• Other paths to a 4-year degree
• What to do with your 529 plans when your kids are in high school
• And...why an ivy league name on a piece of paper doesn’t mean much to Google

>> Subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/2DI2LSP           

>> Subscribe on Amazon Alexa: https://amzn.to/2xRKrCs

>> Check out our blog: https://truenorthretirementadvisors.com/blog/

This week’s topic is a biggie! We’re talking about how the heck you’re going to pay for health care in retirement!

Topics covered this week:

• The cost of health care in retirement
• The problem with living longer than you planned, and
• HSAs: The holy grail of tax benefits for retirement, the biggest mistake you’re making with your HSA, and how much you can sock away next year in your HSA.

This week’s topic is a biggie! We’re talking about how the heck you’re going to pay for health care in retirement!

Topics covered this week:

• The cost of health care in retirement
• The problem with living longer than you planned, and
• HSAs: The holy grail of tax benefits for retirement, the biggest mistake you’re making with your HSA, and how much you can sock away next year in your HSA.

This week’s topic is a biggie! We’re talking about how the heck you’re going to pay for health care in retirement!

Topics covered this week:

• The cost of health care in retirement
• The problem with living longer than you planned, and
• HSAs: The holy grail of tax benefits for retirement, the biggest mistake you’re making with your HSA, and how much you can sock away next year in your HSA.

This week’s topic is a biggie! We’re talking about how the heck you’re going to pay for health care in retirement!

Topics covered this week:

• The cost of health care in retirement
• The problem with living longer than you planned, and
• HSAs: The holy grail of tax benefits for retirement, the biggest mistake you’re making with your HSA, and how much you can sock away next year in your HSA.

This week’s topic is a biggie! We’re talking about how the heck you’re going to pay for health care in retirement!

Topics covered this week:

• The cost of health care in retirement
• The problem with living longer than you planned, and
• HSAs: The holy grail of tax benefits for retirement, the biggest mistake you’re making with your HSA, and how much you can sock away next year in your HSA.