Every year college students and their families file financial aid applications. The FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the tool used to apply. The Department of Education... read more →
How does this fee-only advisor leverage his proprietary “College Pre-Approval” process to help families with college financial planning? Capstone is excited and humbled to be sharing this article from "529... read more →
You’ve been saving in your 529 plan getting ready for that day when your student goes off to college. Well, the day has finally come. What now?! What do parents... read more →
What if you could lock in today’s tuition for a child who won’t actually go away to college for many years? What if you could save money to pay for... read more →
Going to college is an investment. If you are going to spend upwards of $100,000 on something, it better be worth the money, and just like any other investment you... read more →
Have you seen the headlines? The government was making it harder for students to file their federal financial aid applications. In March without warning, the IRS shut down the Data... read more →
We're honored this week to be presenting this guest blog from our friend Jordan Schanda, co-founder of ScholarPrep. Together with her mother, Christina, they developed ScholarPrep out of Jordan's personal... read more →
Trying to figure out how much a college will cost a family is based on many factors including a family’s need and a student’s academic merit or other talent. Determining... read more →
So much has been written about the nomination and confirmation of Betsy DeVos as the new Secretary of Education. Both sides of the argument have been vehement in their opinions... read more →
In Part 1, we looked at college planning with tax strategies higher income families can use including gifting appreciated assets to your child and personal tax filings. Today, we’re going to... read more →
