
How Does a Gap Year Affect Financial Aid?
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

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

Do you love May? So many things to celebrate: Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Star Wars Day, 529 Day, Lost Sock Memorial Day (5/9…yes, that is a thing). Wait, back up. Did you not know about 529 Day?! Honestly, we’re not totally surprised.
While we may never shoot fireworks in honor of 529 Day, it is a chance every year to spend some time talking about the importance of saving for college and to answer the question…is it better to save a dollar or borrow a dollar?

Beth Probst, Founder and CEO of At The Core, has generously agreed to share a guest post with us. She has some thoughts to share about college selection and how

When dependent students apply for financial aid whether via the FAFSA or CSS Profile, they will have to provide parental information as part of the process. Some questions can come

Every fall, parents send their children off to college. The anxieties for parents can be many. One big one…What happens if your child gets sick at college? Having a sick

When planning families, future parents don’t think to themselves, “Gee, we better space these children out so we don’t have to send two to college at the same time!” Well,

Welcome to May 2019! Joe Messinger will be a hard man to find this month. Joe is excited to be speaking at several financial industry events coming up this month.

What do stones have to do with paying for college?! What do we mean…FREE MONEY?! At Capstone, we want you to leave no stone unturned, no money left on the table. You need to be an informed consumer of a college education. You need to be familiar with important tax credits and how YOU can take advantage of them.

As readers of our Capstone Wealth Partners blog, you know our mission — to end the student loan crisis one family at a time. We are continuously sharing information about
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