这一页的金额都是 2026 年的数字:学费取自 UC 与 USC 官网公布的 Cost of Attendance, 助学金上限取自加州学生资助委员会 CSAC 与美国教育部,贷款利率取自 FSA, 税抵免额取自 IRS。这些数字一年一变。 涨幅、年化回报、助学金金额三类是假设,不是事实,讲的时候要主动说出来。
Every figure here is as of 2026: tuition from the UC and USC published Cost of Attendance, aid ceilings from the California Student Aid Commission and the Department of Education, loan rates from FSA, credits from the IRS. All of them change annually. Growth rates, assumed returns, and assumed aid amounts are assumptions, not facts; say so out loud when you present them.
这场讲座的形状The shape of the talk
开场只承诺三个问题,然后用四幕把它们答完。这个结构值得照搬, 因为它把「我要卖你一份保险」变成了「我陪你算一笔账」。
Open by promising three questions, then answer them in four acts. The structure is worth copying, because it turns "I want to sell you something" into "let me do the arithmetic with you."
| 幕Act | 时长Time | 它要做到的事What it has to accomplish |
|---|---|---|
| 一 · 算账1 · The bill | 15 min | 让家长自己算出一个吓人的数字,不是你说出来的Let the parent arrive at the frightening number, rather than hearing it from you |
| 二 · 钱从哪来2 · Where money comes from | 20 min | 五条路讲全,前三条逐一打掉,可信度就是这么来的All five routes, three of them knocked out. That's where credibility comes from |
| 三 · 三个容器3 · Three containers | 15 min | 529、川普账户、IUL 并排;不贬低 529529, the Trump account and IUL side by side; never disparage the 529 |
| 四 · 三个方案4 · Three plans | 25 min | 三选一,不是是非题;中间那档是刻意的锚Pick one of three, not yes-or-no; the middle one is a deliberate anchor |
开场的第一句不要用资历。 站定、等安静,然后说「我今晚不卖任何东西,只想让各位带走三个数字」。 自我介绍控制在 30 秒以内,讲你为什么做教育金规划,不要逐条念证照。
Don't open with credentials. Stand still, wait for quiet, then say "I'm not selling anything tonight. I just want you to leave with three numbers." Keep your own introduction under thirty seconds: say why you do education planning, and don't read out your licences one by one.
第一幕 · 把账算清楚Act one · Do the arithmetic
今天,一年多少钱What one year costs today
讲的不是学费单,是学校官网自己公布的 Cost of Attendance, 含住宿、餐饮、书本、交通。这一点要先说,否则家长会拿学费数字跟你争。
Not the tuition line but the school's own published Cost of Attendance, which includes housing, food, books, and transport. Say this first or a parent will argue with you using the tuition number.
| 学校School | 一年总费用One year, all in | 其中Of which |
|---|---|---|
| 加州公立 · UC(加州居民、住校)UC (CA resident, on campus) | $49,078 | 学费杂费 $18,178|食宿保险 $25,600|书本交通 $5,300Tuition & fees $18,178 · room, board, insurance $25,600 · books & transport $5,300 |
| 私立名校 · 以 USC 为例Private, e.g. USC | $103,162 | 光学费就是 $75,384Tuition alone is $75,384 |
来源:UC 官方 2027–28 学年加州居民住校预算;USC 官方 2026–27 学年 Cost of Attendance。
Source: UC published 2027–28 CA-resident on-campus budget; USC published 2026–27 Cost of Attendance.
讲这一页的时候先问一句:「在座有几位以为一年三万块够?」 通常会有一半举手。这是全场第一个落差,也是后面所有内容的支点。
Ask first: "How many of you thought thirty thousand a year would cover it?" Usually about half the room. That gap is the first one of the night, and everything later leans on it.
再看涨速Then the growth rate
这里用的假设是公立 3%、私立 4.5%,都低于过去二十年的实际涨幅。 要主动说「这是我用最保守的假设算出来的」,这一句比任何数字都管用。 至于为什么学费能长期跑赢 CPI,一句话就够: 只要还有人借得到钱去读,价格就还能往上走。不要展开讲经济学。
The assumption here is 3% for public, 4.5% for private, both below the actual rate over the past twenty years. Say out loud that these are the conservative assumptions; that sentence does more work than any figure. As for why tuition outruns CPI, one line is enough: as long as people can still borrow to attend, the price can still rise. Don't turn it into an economics lecture.
拨到入学那一年Fast-forward to the year they enroll
以今天 7 岁、11 年后入学为例:
Taking a seven-year-old, enrolling eleven years out:
| 今天(2026)Today (2026) | 孩子 12 岁At 12 | 孩子 18 岁入学At 18, enrolling | 涨幅Increase | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC(含食宿)UC (incl. living) | $49,078 | $56,895 | $67,935 | +38% |
| USC(含食宿)USC (incl. living) | $103,162 | $128,559 | $167,417 | +62% |
四年,不是一年Four years, not one
| 大一Yr 1 | 大二Yr 2 | 大三Yr 3 | 大四Yr 4 | 四年合计Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 加州公立Public | $67,935 | $69,973 | $72,073 | $74,235 | $284,216 |
| 私立名校Private | $167,417 | $174,951 | $182,823 | $191,050 | $716,241 |
念完之后停两秒,让「这是一个孩子」这四个字落地。 有两个孩子的家长会自己在心里乘二,你不用替他们说。
Pause two seconds afterward and let "this is for one child" land. Parents with two will do the multiplication themselves. Don't do it for them.
但真正该问的是:这 28 万里,有多少要你自己出The real question: how much of the $284k is yours
| 一个孩子 · 加州公立 · 四年One child · public · four years | 金额Amount |
|---|---|
| 四年总账单Four-year bill | $284,216 |
| 减 助学金(假设每年 $10,000)Less aid (assumed $10,000/yr) | − $40,000 |
| 减 联邦学生贷款四年上限Less federal student loan cap, four years | − $27,000 |
| 家庭自付Family pays | $217,216 |
换算成每个月Turned into a monthly number
从今天起每月存 $1,131,连续 11 年,年化 6.5%,孩子 18 岁那年账户里 刚好 22 万。
$1,131 a month for eleven years at 6.5% lands on $217k the year they turn eighteen.
晚三年开始,月供多一半;晚六年,接近三倍Start three years later and the monthly amount goes up by half; six years later, it nearly triples
| 开始存的年龄Start at | 距离上大学Years left | 每月需要存Monthly | 比 7 岁开始多vs starting at 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 岁Age 7 | 11 | $1,131 | — |
| 10 岁Age 10 | 8 | $1,731 | +53% |
| 13 岁Age 13 | 5 | $3,074 | +172% |
| 15 岁Age 15 | 3 | $5,481 | +385% |
目标 22 万,假设年化 6.5%(不保证)。
Target $217k at an assumed 6.5% (not guaranteed).
这一页是全场最重要的说服点,慢讲。可以问一句「孩子今年几年级?」, 让家长自己对号入座。收尾可以这样说: 时间是唯一一个你今天不用花钱就能拿到、明天想买也买不回来的东西。
This is the most persuasive slide of the night. Go slowly. Ask "what grade is your child in?" and let them place themselves. Close with: time is the only thing here you can have today for free and cannot buy back tomorrow.
第一幕的 28 万 / 21.7 万 / 月供 $1,131,用的是十一年后的价格; 第二幕把 UC 和 USC 拆开算的那两张表,用的是今天的价格。 两幕的数字不能直接对比,一定要在切换时讲一句。
Act one's $284k / $217k / $1,131 are in eleven-years-from-now dollars. The UC and USC breakdowns in act two are in today's dollars. The two sets cannot be compared directly. Say so at the transition.
还有一处更具体:第一幕假设年收入 10 万的家庭每年拿 $10,000 助学金, 但第二幕自己那张 UC 表给同样收入的家庭算出了 Cal Grant $15,588 + UC 学校助学金 $8,000 = $23,588,是假设的两倍多。 把第一幕的 $10,000 说成「保守估计」,不要说成「你家会拿到的数」, 或者干脆把第一幕换成收入 18 万那一档来讲,两幕就不会互相矛盾。
More concretely: act one assumes a $100k-income family receives $10,000 a year in aid, while act two's own UC table gives that same family Cal Grant $15,588 plus a UC need-based grant of $8,000 = $23,588, more than twice the assumption. Present the $10,000 as a deliberately conservative floor, not as what their family will receive, or run act one at the $180k income tier instead, where the two acts reconcile.
第二幕 · 钱可以从哪里来Act two · Where the money can come from
五条路。讲这一页的价值不在于内容,在于姿态: 「我不是来卖保险的,我是来讲整个体系的。」前三条你都控制不了, 第五条是账单付完以后的事,只有第四条从今天起在你手上。
Five routes. The value of this slide isn't the content, it's the posture: "I'm not here to sell insurance, I'm here to explain the whole system." You control none of the first three, the fifth happens after the bill is already paid, and only the fourth is in your hands starting today.
| 路Route | 看什么Depends on | 要不要还Repaid? |
|---|---|---|
| ① 奖学金 Scholarship① Scholarships | 看孩子:成绩、特长、背景The child: grades, talent, background | 不用No |
| ② 助学金 Financial Aid② Need-based aid | 看家庭:收入与资产The family: income and assets | 不用No |
| ③ 学生贷款 Loans③ Loans | 看额度与信用Limits and credit | 要还,有息Yes, with interest |
| ④ 存钱账户 Savings④ Savings | 看你今天的决定What you decide today | — |
| ⑤ 税务优惠 Tax credits⑤ Tax credits | 看报税:AOTC、LLCYour return: AOTC, LLC | 事后省税After the fact |
① 奖学金:看孩子① Scholarships depend on the child
四类:成绩能力型(GPA、SAT/ACT、竞赛、领导力)、经济需求型(由 FAFSA / CSS 算出)、 专业特长型(体育、音乐、艺术、STEM、商科、护理)、身份背景型(族裔、性别、第一代大学生、 军人家庭、移民背景)。奖学金不会自己找上门。绝大多数要单独申请、单独写文书, 时间与大学申请同步。
Four kinds: merit (GPA, SAT/ACT, competitions, leadership), need-based (computed from FAFSA or CSS), talent and field (athletics, music, art, STEM, business, nursing), and demographic (ethnicity, gender, first-generation, military families, immigration background). None of them find you. Nearly all require a separate application and a separate essay, on the same timeline as the college applications.
五个真正在用的平台:fastweb.com(最成熟的匹配系统,9–12 年级系统布局用)、 scholarships.com(数据库型,目标明确时用)、 bigfuture.collegeboard.org(SAT 官方,含大量大学自发的 Merit 奖学金)、 internationalscholarships.com(国际学生专属,F-1 或无绿卡可用)、 以及各大学自己的 Financial Aid 页面。顶级大学最大的一笔钱是学校自己发的, 搜「校名 + Financial Aid」就行。
Five platforms people actually use: fastweb.com (the most mature matching system, for building a plan across grades 9–12), scholarships.com (a database, for students with a defined target), bigfuture.collegeboard.org (the College Board's own, carrying a lot of institutional merit awards), internationalscholarships.com (for F-1 students and families without a green card), and each university's own financial aid page. At the top schools the largest award comes from the school itself. Search the school name plus "financial aid."
这一段里最有价值的一句:外部奖学金拿到后,学校往往会同步减少给你的 Need-based Aid,等于左手进右手出。真正要盯的只有一个数字: Net Cost,最终你家要付出去的那一笔。 讲完这句,家长对你的信任会上一个台阶,因为这是只有内行才会主动讲的事。
The most valuable line in this section: when an outside scholarship comes in, the school often reduces its own need-based award by the same amount. The only number that matters is net cost: what your family actually writes a check for. Saying this moves you up a level in the room, because only an insider volunteers it.
② 助学金:看家庭,跟孩子成绩无关② Need-based aid depends on the family, not the grades
很多家长把这两件事搞混,要讲明白:孩子成绩再好,也不会让助学金变多; 孩子成绩普通,也不会让助学金变少。
Parents routinely confuse the two. Be explicit: better grades do not increase need-based aid, and mediocre grades do not reduce it.
联邦助学金
Federal aid
公民或绿卡,家长与学生都要有社安号。用于公立大学与部分私立。 提交后 3–5 天收到 SAI 数值。10 月 1 日开放,务必尽早。
Citizens or permanent residents; both parent and student need an SSN. Used by public universities and some privates. The SAI comes back in three to five days. Opens October 1; file early.
私立大学助学金
Private-school aid
近 400 所私立与少数公立采用,资金来自学校自己。部分私校允许留学生申请。 问得比 FAFSA 细得多:房产、企业、海外资产都要报。
Used by roughly 400 privates and a few publics, funded by the school itself. Some privates let international students apply. It asks far more than FAFSA: real estate, businesses, and overseas assets all get reported.
加州助学金
California aid
给符合条件的非公民 / 无绿卡学生。需先符合 AB 540(加州高中毕业、 居住学籍满 3 年),然后提交 CADAA。
For eligible students without citizenship or a green card. Requires AB 540 status first (California high school graduation plus three years of residency and attendance), then a CADAA filing.
这一页,请让家长拍照Tell the room to photograph this slide
全场的战略钩子。停下来说「请拍这一页」。家长真的会拍,你也就拿到了他们的注意力。 内容是 FAFSA 眼里哪些资产算、哪些不算。
The strategic hook of the night. Stop and say "photograph this one." They will, and you have the room's attention. The content: what FAFSA counts as an asset and what it doesn't.
会被计入 · 拉高你的 SAI
Counted · raises your SAI
现金与银行存款|投资房、出租房|529 教育储蓄计划|信托基金| 共同基金|定存 CD|股票|债券
Cash and bank deposits · investment and rental property · 529 plans · trusts · mutual funds · CDs · stocks · bonds
不计入 · 不影响 FAFSA 助学金
Not counted on FAFSA
自住房|人寿保险现金值|家庭自营小企业(≤100 名员工)| 退休账户 401(k)、IRA、Pension、年金|首饰、古董、艺术品|汽车
Primary residence · life insurance cash value · family business with 100 or fewer employees · 401(k), IRA, pension, annuity · jewelry, antiques, art · cars
依据现行简化后的 FAFSA 规则;家族小企业的排除自 2026 年 7 月 1 日起适用。CSS Profile 各校政策不同:自住房净值、年金、家族企业、加密货币,部分私校会计入。
Under the simplified FAFSA rules; the family-business exclusion applies from July 1, 2026. CSS Profile policies vary by school: home equity, annuities, family businesses, and crypto are counted by some privates.
同一笔钱,放在谁名下差很多The same money counts differently by whose name it's in
放在父母名下
In the parents' name
5.64%
每年被计入 SAI 的比例
counted into SAI each year
放在孩子名下
In the child's name
20%
每年被计入 SAI 的比例
counted into SAI each year
举个例子:一个 11 万的 529 账户算父母资产,按 5.64% 计入, 每年把 SAI 抬高约 $6,215,四年少拿约 2.5 万助学金。 同一笔钱放在不计入的容器里,这笔助学金就还在。
For example: a $110,000 529 counts as a parent asset at 5.64%, raising the SAI by about $6,215 a year, or roughly $25,000 less aid over four years. In a container that isn't counted, that aid stays.
SAI 怎么算出来How the SAI works
SAI=父母收入贡献 + 父母资产贡献 + 学生收入贡献 + 学生资产贡献
大学费用 COA − SAI = 你能拿到的助学金
SAI = parent income + parent assets + student income + student assets
Cost of attendance − SAI = the aid you can receive
| SAI | 大致 AGIApprox. AGI | 联邦 Pell GrantFederal Pell | 州与学校助学金State & institutional aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| −1,500 ~ 0 | < ~$40,000 | 几乎一定拿到最高额Almost certainly the max | 极高Very likely, and substantial |
| 0 ~ 6,000 | ~$40k – $75k | 通常可获得Usually | 州助学金 + 学校补贴State aid plus institutional |
| 6,000 ~ 15,000 | ~$75k – $110k | 可能减少或没有Reduced or none | 学校通常仍给部分Schools usually still give some |
| 15,000 ~ 30,000 | ~$110k – $155k | 通常没有Usually none | 取决于学校自有基金Depends on the endowment |
| > 30,000 | > ~$155,000 | 几乎没有Essentially none | 只有极慷慨的学校才给Only the most generous schools |
讲这一页的语气要平和,是陈述不是恐吓。最后落在这一句: 在座多数家庭都有可能拿到一部分助学金。先给希望,再讲它不够。
Deliver this calmly; it's a statement, not a threat. End on this: most families in this room can expect some aid. Give the hope first, then explain why it isn't enough.
③ 学生贷款:孩子能借的其实不多③ The student can't borrow much
| 年级Year | 每年最多可借Annual max | 其中可 SubsidizedOf which subsidized |
|---|---|---|
| 大一Freshman | $5,500 | $3,500 |
| 大二Sophomore | $6,500 | $4,500 |
| 大三及以后Junior and later | $7,500 | $5,500 |
| 四年合计Four-year total | $27,000 | — |
Subsidized 看 SAI 才有,在校期间与毕业后 6 个月内利息由政府付; Unsubsidized 放款当天起利息自己付。 2026–27 学年本科利率 6.52%。
Subsidized loans depend on the SAI; the government pays the interest while enrolled and for six months after. Unsubsidized loans accrue from the day they're disbursed. The 2026–27 undergraduate rate is 6.52%.
让家长自己发现:$27,000 放在 28 万的账单前面,不到十分之一。
Let them notice it themselves: $27,000 against a $284,000 bill is under a tenth.
那不够的部分呢?Parent PLUSAnd the rest? Parent PLUS
2026–27 学年 Direct PLUS 利率 9.07%。由家长借、家长还,不是孩子的债; 只看信用有无严重不良记录,不看你还不还得起;额度可以一路借到学校 COA 的上限。
The 2026–27 Direct PLUS rate is 9.07%. The parent borrows and the parent repays; it is not the child's debt. It checks only for adverse credit events, not whether you can afford it, and it will lend all the way up to the school's full cost of attendance.
这是全场第二个情绪高点。语气不要幸灾乐祸,要像在提醒同辈: 一个刚满 50 岁的家长,用 9.07% 借十几万,然后用退休前最后十几年去还, 这就是为什么很多家庭孩子毕业了,父母的退休金也没了。
This is the second emotional peak of the night. Don't sound gleeful; sound like someone warning a peer: a parent who has just turned fifty borrowing six figures at 9.07%, then repaying it with their last fifteen working years. This is how families end up with a graduate and no retirement.
把一所学校拆开算Take one school apart
这两张表是全场最硬的证据,因为它是算给某一个具体家庭看的, 不是泛泛的统计。注意:下面用的是今天的价格。
These two tables are the hardest evidence of the night, because they're computed for a specific family rather than in the abstract. Note: these are in today's dollars.
| 加州大学 UC · 一学年UC · one year | 家庭年收入 $10 万$100k household | 家庭年收入 $18 万$180k household |
|---|---|---|
| 学校公布的总费用 COAPublished COA | $49,078 | $49,078 |
| 减 Cal Grant A(UC 档)Less Cal Grant A (UC tier) | − $15,588 | $0 超过收入上限$0 (over the income cap) |
| 减 联邦 Pell GrantLess federal Pell | $0 SAI 已超上限$0 (SAI too high) | $0 |
| 减 学校奖学金 / MeritLess institutional merit | 看孩子申请结果Depends on the application | |
| 减 Stafford 学生贷款(大一)Less Stafford (freshman) | − $5,500 | − $5,500 |
| 减 UC 学校需求型助学金(示意)Less UC need-based grant (illustrative) | − $8,000 | $0 |
| 家庭当年自付Family pays that year | $19,990 | $43,578 |
Cal Grant 受抚养学生四口之家收入上限 $144,700、资产上限 $111,900;Pell 在 SAI 达到 $14,790 时归零。来源:UC 官方加州居民住校预算;CSAC 与美国教育部 2026–27 公告。
Cal Grant's dependent four-person income cap is $144,700 with an asset cap of $111,900; Pell reaches zero at an SAI of $14,790. Sources: UC published CA-resident budget; CSAC and Department of Education 2026–27 notices.
年收入 $10 万的家庭,UC 一年自付 $19,990,四年约 8 万。
For the $100k family, UC comes to $19,990 a year out of pocket, about $80,000 over four years.
| 南加大 USC · 一学年USC · one year | $10 万$100k | $18 万$180k |
|---|---|---|
| 学校公布的总费用 COAPublished COA | $103,162 | $103,162 |
| 减 Cal Grant A(私立档)Less Cal Grant A (private tier) | − $9,358 | $0 |
| 减 USC 学校助学金(示意)Less USC institutional aid (illustrative) | − $55,000 | − $25,000 |
| 减 Stafford 学生贷款(大一)Less Stafford (freshman) | − $5,500 | − $5,500 |
| 家庭当年自付Family pays that year | $33,304 | $72,662 |
务必主动念出来:USC 那两行助学金是示意,不是官方档位。 USC 承诺满足学校认定的 100% 需求,但金额由 CSS Profile 的完整财务画像决定 (房产净值、自营企业、其他子女在读),官方没有公开的按收入档位表。 你先说「这两个数字是示意」,比家长回家自己发现要好一百倍, 而且这正好给了你下一步的理由:用 USC 官方 Net Price Calculator 按他家真实情况算一遍 (financialaid.usc.edu)。这就是约面谈的入口。
Say this out loud: the two USC aid rows are illustrative, not official tiers. USC commits to meeting 100% of demonstrated need, but the amount comes from the full CSS Profile picture (home equity, self-employment, other children enrolled), and there is no published income table. Flagging it yourself is a hundred times better than a parent finding it at home, and it hands you the next step: run their real numbers through USC's own Net Price Calculator at financialaid.usc.edu. That's the appointment.
⑤ 税务优惠:政府每年退给你的那一笔⑤ The credit the government already sends you
| 每个合格子女Per qualifying child | $2,200(2025 年起,此后随通胀调整) (from 2025, indexed thereafter) |
| 其中可退还部分 ACTCRefundable portion (ACTC) | 最高 $1,700,需至少 $2,500 劳务收入Up to $1,700, requires $2,500 of earned income |
| 年龄Age | 报税年度结束时未满 17 岁Under 17 at year end |
| 身份Identification | 孩子须有可用于工作的 SSN;纳税人及联合申报配偶也须有 SSNThe child needs a work-eligible SSN; so do the taxpayer and a joint-filing spouse |
| 收入递减起点Phase-out begins | 单身/户主 $200,000;夫妻联合 $400,000$200,000 single/HoH; $400,000 married filing jointly |
两个孩子,每年 $4,400。这一页的话术是「不用增加支出,先把已经在手上的钱安排好」。 很多家庭拿到这笔就随日常开销花掉了。这是全场最容易被接受的一个切入, 因为它不要求家长省下任何新的钱。
Two children is $4,400 a year. The framing here is "without spending anything new, put the money you already receive somewhere". Most families absorb this into daily expenses. It's the easiest opening of the night precisely because it asks the parent to give up nothing.
第三幕 · 三个容器Act three · Three containers
用「容器」这个比喻贯穿:钱一样,装的容器不一样,结果差很多。
Run the whole act on one metaphor: the same money in a different container produces a different result.
容器一 · 529Container one · the 529
不要贬低 529。多数家长已经有、或已经听过,攻击它会让人防御。 正确的说法是「它很好,但它只做一件事」。
Don't disparage the 529. Most parents already have one or have heard of it, and attacking it makes them defensive. The right line is "it's a good container, it just does one job."
它做得好的地方
What it does well
用于合规教育支出时取款免税;合规范围广(学费、校方标准内的住宿、书本、电脑与必需设备); 可随时更换受益人(兄弟姐妹、子女);最多约 $35,000 可转入受益人的 Roth IRA; 算父母资产,只按 5.64% 计入。
Tax-free withdrawals for qualified education expenses, with a broad definition (tuition, room and board within the school's allowance, books, computers and required equipment); the beneficiary can be changed at any time to a sibling or child; up to about $35,000 can be rolled to the beneficiary's Roth IRA; it counts as a parent asset at 5.64%.
它的限制
Where it stops
非教育用途取出要缴所得税 + 10% 罚金;跟随市场涨跌,可能亏本金(2008、2022 都发生过); 仍是 FAFSA 要申报的资产,会拉高 SAI;孩子不上大学、或拿了全额奖学金,这笔钱会变得尴尬。
Non-education withdrawals owe income tax plus a 10% penalty; it tracks the market and can lose principal, as it did in 2008 and 2022; it is still a reportable FAFSA asset that raises the SAI; and if the child doesn't attend, or attends on a full ride, the money becomes awkward.
容器二 · 川普账户(2026 全新)Container two · the Trump account (new in 2026)
2026 年 7 月 4 日起开放的联邦儿童延税投资储蓄账户。 任何 18 岁以下、持有社安号的美国公民儿童都可以开户。 家庭成员或监护人每年最多供款 $5,000(2027 年后随通胀调整); 延税增长,取出时按当年所得税率纳税,59½ 岁前取出可能另有 10% 罚金(有例外); 18 岁后账户归孩子,可按传统 IRA 规则继续持有或转出。
A federal tax-deferred investment account for children, opening July 4, 2026. Any US citizen child under 18 with an SSN can have one. Family members or guardians can contribute up to $5,000 a year (indexed after 2027). Growth is tax-deferred; withdrawals are taxed as ordinary income, with a possible 10% penalty before 59½ (exceptions apply). At 18 the account belongs to the child and follows traditional IRA rules.
这里有个常见误解值得当场纠正,它会立刻建立专业信任: 不是只有 2025 年之后出生的孩子才能开户,而是只有 2025/1/1 – 2028/12/31 出生的孩子 才拿得到政府那笔一次性注入的 $1,000。开户资格和那 $1,000 是两回事。
Correct one common misreading on the spot; it buys you credibility instantly: it is not that only children born after 2025 can open one. It is that only children born between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2028 receive the one-time $1,000 government contribution. Eligibility and the $1,000 are separate things.
它按 IRA 规则运作,不是教育专款。孩子 18 岁拿到掌控权; 如果被认定为学生资产,按 20% 计入 SAI,对助学金的杀伤力远大于 529。 细则仍在陆续发布,以最终法规为准。
It runs on IRA rules; it is not earmarked for education. The child takes control at 18, and if it is treated as a student asset it counts into the SAI at 20%, far more damaging to aid than a 529. The regulations are still being issued; follow the final rules.
容器三 · IULContainer three · IUL
四句话讲完,不要展开成产品课:下跌保底(挂钩指数而非直接投入, 指数跌的年份记 0%)、递延增长(现金值在保单内免当年所得税地累积)、 灵活取用(通过保单贷款取用,没有用途限制)、 自带保障(身故理赔金 + 生前福利 + 现金价值)。
Four sentences, not a product lecture: a floor (linked to an index rather than invested in it, so an index-down year credits 0%), tax-deferred growth, flexible access (through policy loans, with no restriction on use), and protection built in (death benefit plus living benefits plus cash value).
这一幕用一句话收尾:529 是「只能上大学的钱」,IUL 是「上不上大学都能用的钱」。 紧接着一定要说「但它也有代价」:保险成本、封顶上限、必须长期持有。 保单贷款免税的前提是保单终身有效;带着贷款失效,累计增值会一次性变成应税收入, 而大学四年连续取用正是保单压力最大的时候。 家长最怕的是你只讲好处;你先说缺点,后面讲优点他们才信。
Close the act on one line: a 529 is money that can only go to college; an IUL is money that works whether they go or not. Immediately follow it with "and it has costs": cost of insurance, caps, and the need to hold it long term. Tax-free policy loans depend on the policy staying in force for life; a lapse with a loan outstanding turns the accumulated gain into taxable income in one year, and four straight years of college draws are exactly when a policy is under the most strain. What parents fear is a presenter who only lists upsides. Say the drawbacks first and they'll believe the rest.
529 与 IUL 八个维度529 vs IUL, eight dimensions
不要一行一行念。挑用途限制、投资风险、FAFSA 三行讲,其余让家长自己看。
Don't read it line by line. Speak to three rows (restriction on use, market risk, and FAFSA treatment) and let them read the rest.
| 529 | IUL | |
|---|---|---|
| 用途限制Restriction on use | 只能用于合规教育支出,否则纳税 + 10% 罚金Qualified education expenses only; otherwise tax plus a 10% penalty | 教育、买房、创业、退休皆可,无用途罚金Education, a home, a business, retirement; no penalty by purpose |
| 投资风险Market risk | 跟随市场涨跌,可能亏本金Tracks the market; principal can fall | 指数下跌年份记 0%,不参与下跌An index-down year credits 0%; it doesn't participate in the loss |
| 税务Tax | 用于教育免税;非教育纳税 + 罚金Tax-free for education; taxed plus penalised otherwise | 现金值递延增长,可通过保单贷款取用Tax-deferred growth, accessed through policy loans |
| FAFSAFAFSA | 计入父母资产,按 5.64% 拉高 SAIA parent asset at 5.64% | 人寿保险现金值不计入 FAFSA 资产Life insurance cash value is not a FAFSA asset |
| 保障功能Protection | 无None | 身故金 + 生前福利 + 现金价值Death benefit, living benefits, cash value |
| 灵活度Flexibility | 只能为教育服务Education only | 教育金、婚嫁金、创业金、退休金都可Education, a wedding, a business, retirement |
| 家长控制权Parental control | 账户所有人(通常是家长)掌控;由 UTMA/UGMA 转入的归孩子The account owner, usually the parent; one funded from a UTMA/UGMA belongs to the child | 保单持有人(家长)掌控,可以再转给孩子The policy owner (the parent), who can later transfer it to the child |
| 长期表现Long-run behaviour | 随市场波动,遇熊市影响大Volatile; a bear market hurts | 不受熊市直接冲击,但要扣保单成本No direct bear-market hit, but policy charges are deducted |
第四幕 · 三个方案Act four · Three plans
案例设定:7 岁男孩、健康标准、身故保障 100 万、只交 10 年(7 岁交到 16 岁, 17 岁之后一分钱不用再交,账户自己继续增长)。 「只交 10 年」这一句一定要强调。很多家长以为保险要交一辈子,这句话会让他们松一口气。
The case: a healthy seven-year-old boy, a $1M death benefit, and a ten-pay design: premiums from age 7 to 16, nothing after 17, and the account keeps growing on its own. Emphasise the ten years; many parents assume insurance is a lifetime obligation, and this is where they exhale.
| 方案 A · 基础保障款A · Protection | 方案 B · 教育基金版B · Education | 方案 C · 豪华教育基金版C · Full coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 每月保费Monthly premium | $300 | $600 | $1,917 |
| 十年总投入Ten-year outlay | $36,000 | $72,000 | $230,000 |
| 大学四年每年领取Drawn each college year | — | $20,000 | $80,000 |
| 大学四年合计 Four-year total | — | $80,000 | $320,000 |
| 65 岁起每年领取Each year from 65 | $25,899 | $41,588 | $191,786 |
| 一生累计领取(演示到高龄)Total drawn (illustrated to an advanced age) | $1,450,351 | $2,408,955 | $11,060,018 |
三个方案都是国家人寿 Living Life Defender(LLD)的计划书演示值,非保证;领取都是保单贷款,保单持续有效才不用交税。完整假设与逐年数值以正式计划书为准。
All three plans are National Life Living Life Defender (LLD) illustration values and not guaranteed; every draw is a policy loan, untaxed only while the policy stays in force. The formal illustration governs.
三个方案的定位一句话就够:
One line of positioning each:
预算紧,但不想什么都不做
Tight budget, but not nothing
先把 100 万的保障和一个会自己长大的账户建立起来。大学的钱以后往账户里多存,但底已经在了。 要到 22 岁左右,现金值($36,337)才追上交进去的本金,所以必须长期持有。 $300 一个月 ≈ 一家人一顿饭。
Put the $1M of protection and a growing account in place now. College money can be added later; the floor exists. Cash value ($36,337) only catches up with premiums paid around age 22, so it has to be held long term. $300 a month is one family dinner.
明确要为大学准备一笔钱
Explicitly funding college
大学四年拿回 $80,000。这是全场最容易被记住的一句:多 $300,换孩子 18–21 岁 每年一笔 $20,000。
$80,000 back across the four years. The most memorable line of the night: another $300 a month buys $20,000 a year from 18 to 21.
目标私立,想整段解决
Private school, handled end to end
大学四年每年 $80,000,四年 $32 万,盖住加州公立四年的全部家庭自付还有富余, 按 USC 四年标价 71.6 万算约盖住 45%。身故保障是递增型,从 $1,020,835 起步,55 岁时约 $2,391,299。 定位不是「更贵」,是「把大学这件事整段解决掉」。
$80,000 a year, $320,000 over four, which more than covers a UC family's whole out-of-pocket and about 45% of USC's $716k four-year sticker price. The death benefit increases, from $1,020,835 to about $2,391,299 at 55. Position it as "college, handled," not as "the expensive one."
方案 B 不够,要自己先说。缺口 22 万,$80,000 只覆盖 37%。 诚实说「不够」,反而让家长觉得你没在骗他,然后才自然过渡到「要不要加倍」。 但同时把 B 真正的优势讲出来:这笔钱十一年前就锁定,不受当年股市影响, 而且不进 FAFSA 资产表。
Say out loud that plan B isn't enough. Against a $217k gap, $80,000 covers 37%. Admitting it is what makes a parent trust you, and it's the natural bridge to "should we double it." Then give B its real advantages: the money was locked in eleven years earlier, it doesn't depend on that year's market, and it isn't on the FAFSA asset list.
三选一比是非题好成交,中间那档是刻意的锚。 不要替家长选,可以这样问: 「我不问你要不要买,我问你:如果要做,你会选哪一行。」 另外,方案不需要当场决定:先用 A 开户,随时可以往上加。
Three options close better than yes-or-no, and the middle one is a deliberate anchor. Don't choose for them; ask instead: "I'm not asking whether you want one. I'm asking which row you'd pick if you did." And nothing has to be decided in the room: open with A, and it can be increased at any time.
家长最常问的六个问题The six questions parents ask
留 5 分钟现场提问。没人举手就用这六个自问自答暖场,通常第二个问题一出,就会有人接话。
Leave five minutes for questions. If nobody raises a hand, work through these six as a self-Q&A; someone usually jumps in around the second one.
孩子还小,晚几年再说行不行?
Can we wait a few years?
可以,但代价很具体:今天开始每月 $1,131,13 岁再开始是每月 $3,074。 多等六年,月供接近三倍。
Yes, and the cost is specific: $1,131 a month starting today, $3,074 starting at 13. Six years of waiting nearly triples it.
万一以后交不起了怎么办?
What if we can't keep paying?
从 A 计划开始,每月 $300 开户,随时可以多存。十年之内状况有变, 可以降低保额、减少保费。
Start with plan A at $300 and add later. If circumstances change inside the ten years, the face amount and the premium can both be reduced.
账户会不会跟着市场下跌?
Does it fall with the market?
指数下跌的年份记 0%,不参与下跌。但保单成本照扣, 0% 的年份现金价值也可能下降。
An index-down year credits 0% and doesn't participate in the loss. Policy charges are still deducted, though, so cash value can fall in a 0% year.
会不会影响孩子申请助学金?
Will it hurt their financial aid?
人寿保险现金值不计入 FAFSA 资产。但 CSS Profile 各校口径不同, 部分私校会问得更细。做规划时按孩子的目标学校逐一确认。
Life insurance cash value is not a FAFSA asset. CSS Profile policies vary by school, and some privates ask in more detail. Check it school by school against the child's target list.
孩子最后不上大学呢?
What if they don't go?
这笔钱没有用途限制,也没有罚金。买房、创业、结婚,或者原封不动留到 65 岁 变成他的退休金,都可以。
There's no restriction and no penalty. A house, a business, a wedding, or left untouched until 65 as their retirement money.
我已经有 529 了,还需要这个吗?
We already have a 529. Do we need this?
不冲突。529 效率高但只服务大学那四年、而且会进资产表; 这一份补的是「万一」「免税」和「退休」。先按现金流把两边额度分配好,再决定各放多少。
They don't conflict. The 529 is efficient but only serves those four years and does go on the asset list; this covers the what-if, the tax treatment, and retirement. Allocate between them by cash flow first, then decide the amounts.
散会前三步The three steps before they leave
填一张登记表
A one-page form
散会前当场交,五个空格,两分钟。
Collected in the room. Five fields, two minutes.
一次家庭教育金测算
An education-funding run
免费,约 30 分钟。按他家真实的报税、孩子年龄和目标学校,算出属于他家的那个数字。
Free, about thirty minutes. Their actual return, their child's age and their target schools produce the number that belongs to their family.
看两份完整计划书
Two full illustrations
拿到逐年数值、完整假设与保证栏,再决定要不要做、做多少。
Year-by-year values, the full assumption set, and the guaranteed column. Then decide whether and how much.
最后一句讲完,安静两秒,再说「现在我把登记表发下去」。 不要在那句话之后再加任何销售语言。收尾可以用这一句: 「孩子的时间,是这场讲座里唯一不能重来的东西。」
After the last line, hold two seconds of silence, then say "let me hand out the forms." Add nothing sales-shaped after it. A closing line that works: "your child's time is the only thing in this room that can't be done over."
内部培训资料,仅供签约经纪人使用,不可转发给客户。 学费、助学金上限、贷款利率与税抵免额均为成稿时(2026 年 9 月)的公告数字,每年变动; 涨幅、年化回报与助学金金额为假设,不是事实。保单相关数字取自计划书演示值, 非保证,一律以承保公司当期资料与正式计划书为准。 本页不构成税务或法律建议,客户的具体税务问题请转给持照会计师或税务师。
Internal training material for contracted agents; not for forwarding to clients. Tuition, aid ceilings, loan rates, and credit amounts reflect the notices current at the time of writing (September 2026) and change annually; growth rates, assumed returns, and assumed aid amounts are assumptions rather than facts. Policy figures are illustration values and not guaranteed; the carrier's current material and the formal illustration govern. Nothing here is tax or legal advice; refer specific tax questions to a licensed CPA or enrolled agent.