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FinAid, The SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid, is the most comprehensive free resource for objective and unbiased information, advice and tools about student financial aid, college scholarships and education loans.

Save for future college costs by using qualified tuition plans (529 plans or 529 programs). 529 plans are state sponsored investment programs that are given special tax status.

Providing millions of customers with life insurance, annuities and other needs-based products since 1859.

Get control over your tax situation. Learn how to prepare your tax return, lower your tax burden through smart tax planning strategies, and compare tax preparation software. Plus get answers to your tax questions from the About.com Guide to Tax Plann...

Trusted personal finance advice, business forecasting, investing advice, and financial management tools. Kiplinger.com hosts all of the best personal finance advice and business forecasts Kiplinger has to offer.

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Get financial planning advice and retirement investment advice from Ameriprise financial advisors at ameriprise.com.

Bucks is a blog about consumer tactics. It helps readers sort out the array of choices in their financial lives, from traditional personal finance topics like investing, credit cards and college savings to more spending-focused areas like cars, trave...

The News & Observer is the top source for news, sports, business and political reporting for Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill and the rest of the Research Triangle and eastern North Carolina.