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Registered Rep.
September 16, 2013
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Real Costs of College A net price calculator allows clients to look beyond sticker prices to focus on the only price that matters to a mom and dad: the price they'll pay for their child to attend college.   |
Registered Rep.
October 3, 2011
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
What College Costs Thanks to a new federally mandated cost calculator, parents can learn far in advance what a particular college will cost them, which should lead to better informed decisions. |
Registered Rep.
June 18, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
How College Rankings Influence Scholarship Awards For your affluent clients, it's the schools that don't possess the marquee names that will be eager to award their children scholarships. The author's book, The College Solution: A Guide to Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price explains more. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2011
David Juliano |
Financial Aid Pie: Getting a Big Slice Although billions of dollars in financial aid and scholarships are available, applying and qualifying remains a daunting task. Financial advisors can assist clients through it. |
Registered Rep.
October 21, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
An Important Change in Financial Aid What President Obama did by signing an executive order in September to make two seemingly simple changes to the FAFSA process can potentially reap huge benefits to your families with college applicants. |
Financial Advisor
January 2012
Jerilyn Klein Bier |
College Crunch Advisors should start asking clients where their kids may want to attend college when the kids are high school freshmen or even in middle school, says Mazareas. There's a lot to talk about. |
Registered Rep.
June 18, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
How to Handle Overblown College Fears It's only natural that your clients dread the approach of this milestone, but as they prepare for it, you can help minimize their stress level. |
Registered Rep.
May 20, 2013
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Unlocking College Data What good are the loads of data about colleges, if families can't access it? Here are four websites that are opening the vault. |
Investment Advisor
January 2010
Tere D'Amato |
Expert's Corner: Acing Financial Aid Planning With portfolios still poorer, how can you advise clients with college aid needs? |
Registered Rep.
April 16, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Deciphering a Financial Aid Award Families need to focus on deciphering financial aid letters or they could end up spending tens of thousands of dollars too much for a bachelor's degree. Unfortunately, financial aid awards are often confusing. |
Registered Rep.
October 15, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College at a Discount Next year, a Minnesota-based university will cut its tuition by 33 percent for all its students. Others will likely follow. |
Registered Rep.
November 21, 2011
Liz O'Shaughnessy |
Negotiating through the Maze of College Costs One of the biggest mistakes that families with college-bound teenagers make is looking in the wrong places for college cash. |
BusinessWeek
March 19, 2007
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Scholarships: Not Just For The Needy Why schools are giving more scholarship money to affluent kids. |
Registered Rep.
November 19, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Value Investing for College Several schools recently dubbed the best value by Kiplinger's also charge the highest net prices in the nation. Shame. |
Registered Rep.
December 17, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College Admissions Fever The college admissions process can drive teens and their parents crazy this time of year. Here are some statistics to get clients of college-bound kids to simmer down. |
Entrepreneur
April 2010
Rosalind Resnick |
Paying for the Old College Try Advice for small-business owners on how to finance your kids' college educations. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2009
Donald Jay Korn |
College Panic Many of your clients with teenage children may be feeling the college panic about now. They are looking at diminished net worths and an uncertain job market and economy |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Financial Aid Fiascos Feeling financially unprepared for college is a big source of stress for many people. Don't get caught flat-footed when planning for college costs. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2009
Deborah Fox |
Coming Up Short The current economic environment is putting considerable pressure on families. But if parents and their financial advisors take a proactive approach to college planning, parents and students can avoid reliance on credit markets. |
Registered Rep.
January 23, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Five Secrets Colleges Are Keeping From You While universities may lure students with fancy brochures, luxury housing and scenic architecture, the reality is that colleges are high-stakes businesses preoccupied with enhancing their own prestige. |
Salon.com
December 15, 2000
Maura Kelly |
Stop the madness Admissions officers at top-rated colleges prescribe time out for burnout... |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Jessi Hempel |
College Tuition? Gumption Won't Cover It Why is it so much harder for the brightest low-income kids to afford college in the U.S.? |
Registered Rep.
March 19, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Risks of Independence When parents realize that they haven't saved nearly enough money for college, some of them start wondering how their college-bound teenagers could qualify as independent students. |
Salon.com
April 25, 2001
David Lindorff |
Sneak attack Self-employed parents are the targets of financial aid discrimination -- and most of the time, they don't even know it... |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2004 |
How Many Colleges Should You Apply To? The more, the merrier -- within reason, of course (because many have application fees). |
Registered Rep.
April 27, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College Savings Don't Hurt Chances For Financial Aid Clients will be in a far better position and enjoy more college options if they've saved for their child's college education. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Dayana Yochim |
4 Things Missing From Your Financial Aid Offer There's a lot of money hiding between the lines of those college aid letters. |
Registered Rep.
February 23, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Helping Parents Deal with College Stress The number of parents who express concern about getting their kids into college is almost as many as those who worry about paying the tab. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
College Financial Aid 102 Understand how colleges view your assets when computing financial aid. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2004
Robert Brokamp |
Get the Most Financial Aid Before you or your child head off to college, position your finances for maximum aid eligibility. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
College Financial Aid 101 Apply for your financial aid now if your budding scholar will be headed to college this fall. |
Registered Rep.
August 20, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
When Dream Schools Become a Nightmare Many parents will go to great lengths to send to their children to their dream schools, but it's not always the best financial decision. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2004
Kevin McKinley |
Battling for College Savings The key to helping clients meet their higher education expenses lies in getting them to take definitive action in the years preceding enrollment. |
Registered Rep.
March 27, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
The Nation's Most Generous Colleges While there are nearly 2,800 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, there are just over five dozen that claim that they meet 100 percent of their students' demonstrated financial need. |
Registered Rep.
September 21, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
An Untapped Market in College Financial Planning There is one field where you won't get jostled: The niche for good late-stage college planning. It is just about deserted. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Smartest Move Colleges Ever Made Eliminating the middleman serves both schools and students. Colleges are at least making the right response to the credit crisis by making loans directly to their students. |
BusinessWeek
April 16, 2007
Christoph Guttentag |
The College Crunch: Why Getting In Has Gotten So Tough For many American families, March Madness refers not to a basketball tournament but to the ever-increasing anxiety in the weeks before colleges mail their acceptance letters. |
Financial Advisor
September 2005
Marla Brill |
The Tuition Test A wrong decision on paying for college can cost you in taxes or lost aid. |
The Motley Fool
February 20, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Save for State U., Too If you're not saving for college because you expect your child will attend an affordable, public school, you might want to rethink your plans a little bit. Public college doesn't necessarily mean a debt-free education. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2004
Kevin McKinley |
The Future of College Savings An action plan for managing college savings from the year of a child's birth to the midteen years. |
Salon.com
February 22, 2001
Amy Benfer |
After the SAT As the University of California considers dropping the test, admissions directors of two colleges talk about what happened after they made it optional... |
Financial Advisor
January 2007
Marla Brill |
The College Savings Chasm The gap between college savings and costs is big, and it's likely to get bigger. Here is some advice on how financial planners can help. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Back-to-School Blues College costs just keep rising. Recently released figures show a more than 6% increase over last year. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2011
Dayana Yochim |
7 Signs of a Student Aid Scam With deadlines for applying for aid approaching, 'tis the season for student aid scams. |
Registered Rep.
September 17, 2012
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College Rankings Are Not Accurate People don't appreciate that U.S. News doesn't even attempt to measure the type of learning going on at the nation's colleges and universities. |
Reason
October 2004
Lisa Snell |
No Way Out The No Child Left Behind Act provides only the illusion of school choice. |
Registered Rep.
October 16, 2013
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Gallery: Five Ways to Squeeze More Money From Colleges There are many ways to win fat financial awards and college scholarships than simply being bright. |
HHMI Bulletin
Fall 2012 |
HHMI Awards $50 Million to Colleges Forty-seven small colleges and universities have accepted a challenge: to create more engaging science classes, bring real-world research experiences to students, and increase the diversity of students who study science. |
Entrepreneur
September 2008
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Number Crunchers Online calculators help you play "what if" games with your finances. |
Searcher
May 2006
Barbie E. Keiser |
Beyond ERIC: The Early Years (Part 3) As education moves us from the realm of the child to the adult, the emphasis of the resources shifts from education to learning, with greater responsibility placed on the student for finding, using, sharing, and expanding knowledge in a particular discipline. |
