paying for college

Nailing the College Money Conversation

April is Financial Literacy Month. As financial planners, we are passionate about helping clients, their children, and others in our community increase their financial literacy skills. Given that May 1st is also Decision Day for college acceptances, we thought it’d be timely to share our thoughts on how families might discuss the cost of college with their children. [...]

Changes Are A-Comin’ for the FAFSA

Fall is in the air. The kids have headed back to school. It is an exciting and busy time of year for most of us, but it’s particularly hectic for high school seniors getting ready to apply to colleges. As we all know, the cost of higher education is an expensive endeavor. […]

Paying for College without Bankrupting the Retirement Plan

This time of year, parents of high school seniors may find themselves experiencing dual emotions related to their kids – pride over the top-tier colleges their child has been accepted to and shock over how much it’s going to cost. Another emotion might quickly set in for those who haven’t saved enough for college – panic over how in the world [...]

Wise College Shoppers Finish Less Poor

Although my kids are still young, I am starting to learn more about the college selection process to help some of my financial planning clients with older kids. It is a highly complicated and seemingly mysterious process, but doesn’t need to be frustrating. […]