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College Savings vs Retirement: A Summer Mistake

Every summer I watch loving Hudson Valley parents get college savings vs retirement backwards, pouring money into the 529 while their own retirement quietly falls behind. Here is the honest order I walk families through, why you can borrow for one but not the other, and how to fund both without shortchanging your future self.

Peter Guggisberg, Hudson Valley financial advisor based in Newburgh, NY

Peter Guggisberg

Financial Advisor · Hudson Valley, NY

Written by Peter Guggisberg, Financial Services Representative with Vermont Financial Group of NY (a MassMutual general agency) and the advisor behind Noah's Ark Financial.

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