Updated January 2022. We hear the question all the time: “Where can I find scholarships for my child?” Typically, when clients ask this, we will direct them to a few
Attending college in a foreign country will appeal to many college-bound students. The architecture, the history, and the learning experience of traveling is priceless. Should families hesitate and discourage studying
Updated January 2021. Did you have an allowance when you were a kid? Maybe some change or a few dollars if you did your chores? Were you the kid who
“Wealthy”… “Financially successful”… Most people don’t walk around saying “I’m so wealthy!”, except for maybe Thurston Howell III on Gilligan’s Island.
We don’t perceive ourselves as being wealthy. But how are those words defined when we are talking about paying for college and financial aid? You may be surprised that how you define wealthy is not the same as how the federal government defines wealthy. What can you do to make college more affordable if it turns out you are deemed to be “wealthy”?
In October 2021, the US Department of Education initiated an overhaul of the existing Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF). Per the US Department of Education: “The Department estimates that
Do money worries keep you up at night? The truth is, paying for college can be scary stuff. It can cause nightmares for parents. As financial planners who help college-bound
Updated October 2021. If we compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions we hear from our clients, one of the top among them would be: Do all colleges
Consider this: The Oxford Dictionary defines “paradox” in part as “a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems
The Federal Government might actually be listening to us…and we’re not talking about conspiracy theories here! We’re talking about our stance against the latest FAFSA changes, which we believe could
A gap year is a period of time when a student suspends schooling in order to explore the world through work, volunteering, and/or travel. Often a gap year is taken between
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