College Planning
Worried About the Expense of College?
College has a way of sneaking up on parents. Are you ready? Our one-hour workshops provide parents with steps they can take right now to lower the cost of college. Are you financially prepared to enter the most expensive time period of your life? All of our workshops offer steps you can take to get…
January 2012: Happy New Year! Last Minute FAFSA Tips & More
Greetings! Happy New Year! 2012 is here. If you have a senior in high school, that means there are just a few more months until the time spent researching, filling out applications and more comes to fruition. Can you really afford your dream school? An important step to finding out is filing your Free Application…
College Degrees: The 3-Year Plan
Colleges around the country are making it possible for students to earn a full college degree in just three years. Currently, the national average to earn a bachelor’s degree is 4.7 years, but an increasing number of students are trying to save on tuition costs by finishing early. There have always been some students who’ve…
Asset Shifting as a Financial Aid Strategy
Is Asset Shifting a feasible financial aid strategy when it comes to your son or daughter’s college education? Although it’s not used frequently, in some situations this can be a valuable strategy. Asset Shifting is when you move liquid assets around to increase your need-based eligibility. There are a few steps you need to take…
4 Tax Saving Strategies for College Funding
It seems there are as many ways to save for college as there are colleges. It pays to do some research and understand ways you can not only save for your child’s education, but save on your tax bill at the same time. Depending on how much college costs, it’s possible to use tax strategies…
Choose a Career, Not a Major
Children are commonly asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and they dream of being astronauts, firefighters, doctors, teachers, etc. Although your teen might not want to be an astronaut anymore, what they want their career to be when they finish school needs to be a driving force behind their decisions…