Every parent should know about PLUS Loans. Here’s how they can help fill the gap that financial aid doesn’t cover and even cover your entire college costs. Almost any parent can qualify, so read my article to learn more.
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What They Don’t Tell You About Scholarships
Most of us have heard stories about students who got thousands of dollars in scholarships to go to college. We also hear about scholarship “experts’ who promise to show you how you can do the same things. But here’s the real story about scholarships, how they work, and how buying into the hype or assuming you can’t qualify for them can lead you astray.
20 Core Areas of College Planning
When planning for college, there are 20 areas that just about everybody should work on. In fact, most people will need to include all of these things in their college planning, and virtually everyone will do most of them. They generally fall into four categories, which are College Finances, Choosing a School, Getting Accepted, and Your Family’s Plan.
Learn from This Family’s BIG College Financial Mistakes
Parents never want to let their kids down, but it can easily happen when it comes to college and financial aid. If you make bad financial assumptions and don’t do your research, you can end up ruining your child’s college dreams. That’s what happened to one family that came to me after they made some huge mistakes and learned the hard way. But here’s how you can avoid doing the same thing by taking the right steps right now.
Why College Planning is a Key Time to Hire a Financial Advisor
As college gets closer for your child or your kids, even if you’re planning way ahead, it can suddenly complicate your finances and your personal financial goals. Here’s why it’s a critical time to consider hiring the right financial advisor, so you can develop the right plan for college, your retirement, savings, investing, and all your long-term financial goals.