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Jul
22
In your child's freshman year, everything about high school is new (and sometimes kind of scary). New school, new classes, new classmates, new teachers...your child is starting on the next part of their journey, and they know that things will continue to change for them in the future as they...
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Jul
15
Updated July 2022. Senior year...the pinnacle of the high school journey. This year will fly! Senior year is filled with milestones and memories, and we’re sorry to say -- stress. Understanding the tasks ahead and having a game plan can go a long way to easing your burden and allowing...
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Apr
28
We hope the day never comes that you question whether or not you can repay your student loans. Unfortunately, it's tough to predict the future, and some grads will face unlikely scenarios where they lose a job, have extreme medical bills, or run into unexpected expenses. Suddenly, the budget you...
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Apr
22
We hear the ads all the time--"Do you know your credit score?" The actors are just miserable because their credit score is "bad." But, what is a credit score anyway? How is it affected by our actions? How can we improve it? Why should we care? What are credit scores...
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Apr
15
In today's world, the existence of student loans is more common than ever. With 43 million borrowers, the chances are good that most college graduates will have some amount of loan debt. We are finding that student loan debt is preventing people from other life choices like buying a home,...
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Apr
08
So much depends on your credit score. Credit scores are used by lenders like banks, credit card companies, mortgage lenders, and credit unions. In addition to those, credit scores are checked by landlords, cell phone companies, insurance companies, and utilities. All these companies are trying to determine if you are...
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Apr
01
Updated April 2022. For recent college graduates, investing can seem like an impossible (and massively complex) undertaking. The majority of recent grads are just happy to have a job that makes enough to buy food, pay for the rent and for their car, and the occasional trip out with friends....
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Mar
18
We've been seeing a dangerous trend. Students entering college are completely ignoring their impending student loan debt. They believe the proposals of several presidential candidates in past elections will actually become fact--that their student loan debt will magically go away. Realistically, we're skeptical this will happen. Student Loan Hero recently...
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Mar
11
The title of this blog post may seem to go against everything we share at Capstone Wealth Partners. We always talk about the importance of choosing a college you (and your student) can afford. Occasionally, however, we come across a case where a family really should (or really wants to)...
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Mar
04
Updated March 2022. If you have seen Capstone Wealth Partners present at high schools, or through At The Core, we often kick off the presentation with two key questions: 1. How many of you are concerned about your child getting into their dream school? 2. If they get in, how...
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