Marketwatch: “Brace yourself: This is exactly how much you should have saved for your kid’s college by the time they’re 5, 13 and 18”

June 18, 2025 — “Parents should have six figures saved by the time their kids are 18 — but don’t panic yet,” writes reporter Venessa Wong in today’s issue of Marketwatch. “American families face ongoing college-affordability and student-debt crises as new technologies like artificial intelligence transform the workplace, casting doubt on the value of higher education in the future.”