Let’s face it, marriages don’t always go as planned. Divorce can not only disrupt our personal relationships, it can also have lasting financial effects. Financial aid for college can be one of those areas where these repercussions are felt. Understanding financial aid eligibility is difficult enough when it only pertains to one family’s financial situation,…
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What is a prepaid tuition plan? According to Investopedia, “prepaid tuition plans allow investors to purchase tuition for a student at current rates, even if he or she will not attend college for several years. Timing and age [are] a crucial factor with prepaid tuition plans, as most require plan participation for at least three…
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As a College Funding Coach and a Financial Advisor, my conversations with families are often focused on how they can provide the best education and opportunity for their children without compromising their families’ financial future or taking on significant debt. With college expenses rising at an alarming rate, families are struggling to pay for college…
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As parents, we wear ourselves out making sure our children are ready for college. We monitor their grades, make sure they prepare for their SAT/ACT tests, coach them to volunteer in the community, and encourage them to participate in some extracurricular activities at school. Now we also need to make sure that they can get…
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The Useful Difference and the Unpleasant Truth I give college funding workshops for parents in many different locations. No matter where I am presenting, there is always one common denominator. When I start discussing the FAFSA and CSS Profile I am met with a multitude of very audible sighs. During one workshop in South Carolina,…
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Do Washington D.C. residents get in-state college tuition in all states? This is the most common question I hear when I give my college workshop, Little Known Secrets of Paying for College. The short answer is…. No! But there is good reason for why this myth is propagated. If you reside in D.C. you may…
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The recent college admissions scandal should give us all pause for thought. Most of us don’t appreciate those who cut in line or use wealth and power to influence what is perceived as a merit-based competition. People are angry—as they should be. Yet, some of this anger may be misdirected. We should not let this…
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By Diana Alvear, FOX 46 Charlotte Putting one kid through college is daunting enough, Bernice feaster had two. But she never once wrote a check to pay for their school. Scholarships paid for their tuition, room and board and everything else. “Between two sons,” Feaster says, “We did about 1 point 6 million dollars,…
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Here is an idea. Let’s convince a generation of people over 70 million strong (the baby boomers) that one of the biggest and best investments they will ever make in their life is their home. We will tell them that having a large portion of their net worth and retirement savings in this investment will…
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Jul 24, 2018 | Adam McCann, Financial Writer Cities want to attract highly educated workers to fuel their economic growth and tax revenues. Higher levels of education tend to lead to higher salaries. And the more that graduates earn, the more tax dollars they contribute over time, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In turn, educated people…
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