College Resources

College Resources

Helping pay for a child's college costs can be one of the most financially challenging situations with which parents have to deal.  Though I almost always counsel clients against sacrificing some of their retirement savings for college costs, this advice almost always goes unheeded.  However, I also recommend that families use a more thorough process for screening schools that includes a college's generosity when it comes to awarding grants and minimizing student or parental loans.  The sites listed below should help you in your research:

Screening Candidate Colleges

• Medicare.gov --  This s

Understanding Your Medicare Options

• Medicare Rights Center --  A

Rating the Plans

• HealthMetrix Research - Cost Share Report --  Click on  

Calculating Health Care Costs

• eHealth Medicare --  Cost

Medicare Plan Assistance

• SHIPtalk.org -- A convenient

(Please Note:  This page is intended as an information resource only.  It is not intended to be a recommendation or endorsement of any of the sites listed here.)