Tax Advantaged College Strategies
Often times, college planning entails helping a family increase their opportunity to qualify for financial aid. But what can be done for families who will likely NOT qualify for financial aid, given...
View Article‘Would You Rather…?’ A Text Messaging Campaign on a Mission to Help Students...
We’ve all done some weird things to make money. My weirdest job? Working at an events company where I would dress in an elf costume, work the popcorn machine, and shuffle snot-nosed kids through the...
View ArticleLooking For Great College Bargains
Excuse me if this sounds ridiculously elementary, but here goes: One way to cut your college costs is to look for schools with lower sticker prices. My nephew Matt attends Westminster College in...
View ArticleGo to College in the West for Less!
“I can afford to study out-of-state? You’ve got to be kidding!” Students — and their parents who are bankrolling their kids’ education — are often amazed to learn that they can afford an undergraduate...
View ArticleSecrets for Cutting the Cost of College
If you are thinking about returning to school the issue of finances has likely come up. You’ll hear a lot about affordability and the cost of school interchanged, but affordability is different than...
View ArticleWhere to Save for College? Part 1
Whether you have dreams of sending your newborn child to Harvard, UC Berkeley or San Diego State, you have a lot of savings ahead of you if you plan to foot part of the bill. You need to come up with a...
View ArticleWhere to Save for College? Part 2
529 Plan, Stocks , Mutual Funds, UTMA, UGMA, Coverdell, Roth IRA, Cash Value Life Insurance… How do you decide which savings plan or combination of plans are right for you? There are many components...
View ArticleIt’s Never Too Early! Start Creating Your Financial Future Now!
I am the ultimate warning to ANY college student or college graduate! The big news story over the past few years has been about the student loan debt crisis and how so many college students are...
View ArticleAn Affordable Option for Low-Income Students to Obtain a High-Quality Degree
There is a college in the US unlike any other. A college that offers full tuition scholarships to all admitted students and admits only students who lack the means to contribute at all to tuition. A...
View ArticleEverything You Wanted to Know about an MBA Degree, But Were Too Afraid to Ask!
In 2002, when I applied to business school, I knew that “getting in” to a top MBA Program was no easy task. There were so many parts to the process, including: 1) Understanding why I wanted to get an...
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