The cost of attending a four-year college in the United States is high, but the financial benefit of a bachelor’s degree arguably outweighs the cost. Fortunately, families have several options to prepare for the financial cost of higher education, and many of them offer tax breaks and benefits that are worth taking advantage of.

‘Financial planning’ is often viewed within the framework of investments and investment decision-making, but the reality is that good planning should address multiple touchpoints in a person’s financial life. We detail four of them in this post.