College Planning

Clients’ kids may have their heart set on an out-of-state public school. Here are three ways to try and lower the bill.

Ten things clients need to know about the coveted scholarships.

Wealthfront opens its college planning tool to all users, Acorns launches its retirement tool and the SEC builds an online tool to find troubled brokers.

Total student loan debt held by people over 60 is $66.7 billion and the average owed is $23,500, according to a 2017 report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Sticker prices are useless. A net price calculator can help parents determine what to expect to pay to send their kid to a certain school.

A college’s first offer doesn’t always have to be the final one.

Columbia is the most expensive college in the U.S., Americans are doing a poor job at healthcare planning in retirement and Vestmark adds a research portal.

Many parents want to make sure their child’s degree will result in a high-paying job. Here’s how to help.

Contrary to many parents’ belief, assets will not jeopardize their children’s chances for financial aid for the vast majority of families.

If you are at all interested in helping your clients shrink their college costs, this can be an equally important figure for you.