SAVINGS PLANS

EDFUND Financial Aid and college planning tools for students and families.

GreenJungle Each quarter, GreenJungle features a guest article written by a practicing financial professional.

National Association of Securities Dealers Smart Saving for College learning center.

The California State University CSUMentor provides a dollar figure for estimating cost of attending state university campuses to determine how much you need to start saving now.

College Savings Plan Network A clearinghouse for information among existing college savings programs.

FinAid The SmartStudent Guide to financial aid.

CaliforniaColleges.edu Tips and tools to encourage saving as early as possible & information on California state education savings plans.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco A site for resources and links to save for college, credit, borrowing & knowing your credit rights.

Ilyce Glink's Think Glink Information on ID theft, consumer advice, estate planning, credit/debt & saving for college.

Taming the Tuition Tiger - Getting the Money to Graduate Comprehensive guide to financing education by Kathy Kristoff, Los Angeles Times Personal Finance Columnist.

TAX ADVANTAGES PLANS

National Association of Securities Dealers Smart Saving for College learning center.

Women's Institute for Financial Education Wide range of information regarding taxes, savings & budgeting.

SavingforCollege.com Internet Guide to 529 Plans, weekly up-date on law and legislation changes & bookstore recommendations.

Kiplinger.com Steps to improve your chances of getting aid & make the most of valuable tax benefits for college savings.

TUITION PRE-PAYMENT PLANS

Mapping Your Future Explains the differences between prepaid tuition & regular savings plan, with links to various state specific programs.

The California State University CSUMentor provides a dollar figure for estimating cost of attending state university campuses to determine how much you need to start saving now.

SavingforCollege.com Internet Guide to 529 Plans, weekly up-date on law and legislation changes & bookstore recommendations.

OTHER

NASFAA This web page will direct you to some of the more helpful financial aid guidance on the web.

Mapping Your Future At Mapping Your Future, you can find out how to plan for your child's education (including how to pay for college).

Project On Student Debt Consumer guide helps families identify their best options & fact sheet describes market situation and programs in place to ensure access to loans.

The Federal Student Aid Gateway The source for free information, guidance and tools for federal student assistance from the U.S. Dept of Education's office of Federal Student Aid.

EDFUND Financial Aid and college planning tools for students and families.

Petersons Test prep, finding a college, scholarship & other aid resources.

TIAA-CREF Web Center The TIAA-CREF group of companies offers a number of professionally managed ways to grow assets for college costs.

FastWeb FastWeb helps with choosing a college, finding a scholarship & getting a job.

American Express Financial Library This website provides parents and families tips on planning for higher education.

CollegeBoard for Parents Site offers parents tips on how to plan for college.

College Parents of America A national membership association serving current and future college parents.