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...budget cut—reducing resources for UMass’ libraries, sports and its honors college—Reich’s oft-expressed commitment to quality higher education is more important than ever. His plans—to increase technical skill training, promote cooperative work programs and grant tuition breaks to students dedicated to public service professions like teaching and social services—are substantive, ambitious and forward thinking...
...putting all or part of your new investment capital into safe alternatives to stocks and traditional bonds. In general, you should keep in a safe haven any money you will need in the next three to five years--say, the first years of retirement or a child's college tuition. Where should you put that money? Here are some specific safe alternatives to stocks and bonds...
...PREPAID TUITION PLANS Unlike so-called 529 college-savings plans, most of which lost money last year, prepaid plans gained about 7%. That's because they are guaranteed to keep up with tuition costs, which have risen at twice the rate of inflation. Mark Kantrowitz of FinAid.org also notes that prepaid plans (often derided because they tie you to a particular school or group of schools) are becoming more flexible about school choice. Kantrowitz suggests combining a prepaid plan (which does better when the economy performs poorly) with a 529 (which does the opposite) as a way to balance...
...Davidson is on his radar, though he considers the stock overpriced. Muhlenkamp, 58, who bought his first new Harley when he was 49, notes that many new Harley purchasers are in their late 50s. The average age is 46. A lot of folks want one after they finish with tuition and the mortgage, he says. He likes Polaris Industries, which makes all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and Jet Skis, and American Woodmark, which makes cabinets that go in remodeled kitchens...
...your tuition checks, throw down your books and throw yourself onto the couch! I have seen the future of American education, my friends, and it’s cable television...