What parents need to do before sending their kids to college

If your child is going off to college for the first time, there are many things that you have to send with them, including financial documents. Erin Smith, director of estate planning with Edelman Financial Engines, joins Soledad and Jean to explain what those documents are, and why they’re so important.
 
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