Keys to college financing -- savings or loans

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Keys to financing college

To pay for college, you can save or take out loans and pay them back for years. Here are the pluses and minuses.

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Smart ways to pay for college

Keys to financing college

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What's the best way to save? This highlights the pros and cons of 529 plans, Coverdells, custodial accounts and bonds.

If you have to borrow for college, a loan from the federal government is the least-expensive way to go.

	•	Overview: College funding
		- The savings route - The loan route

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	•	Tools & resources

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