FREE Downloadable �Guide� to College Finance

Forbes recently collected a series of articles written by William Baldwin, former editor of the Forbes Magazine, into an extremely valuable �guide� to college finance, available free-of-charge on the Forbes website.

Subdivided into 21 separate chapters or articles, Paying For College tackles everything from grandparents and mortgages to 529 savings plans and in-state tuition.  The advice is simple and direct with lots of concrete examples designed to illustrate strategies for preserving �wealth� in the face of escalating college costs.

�If you are the parent of a college-bound child�of any age�you should be thinking right now about how your family will finance the degree,� advises Baldwin, who writes about investment strategies.  �The difference between doing it right and not doing it right could easily be worth between $10,000 and $200,000.�

It doesn�t matter whether you qualify for financial aid or don�t expect a dime from the federal government�this guide provides a quick survey of the �opportunities and pitfalls� that lie on the road to higher education. 

It explains aid formulas, illustrates how relatively prosperous families can actually receive need-based aid, and offers tax strategies that apply to families regardless of income.

If you can�t afford or don�t really think you need the services of a financial planner, but want to make wise decisions about financing your child�s education, check out Paying For College: A 21-Step Guide to Preserving Wealth.