Paying for College

Kristen Moon, founder of Moonprep.com, is quoted along with fellow college admissions experts in a valuable U.S. News article about Expected Family Contribution, an important factor in financial aid calculations. Parents of students applying to college need to know that…

Many students and parents are not aware of federal loan limits, or the conditions which determine these limits for each individual student. There are several factors, such as a student’s financial dependency on their parents, and several different calculations, like…

This supermoney.com article defines both federal and student loans, as well as the differences between them, and the pros and cons of each. Among the benefits of federal loans are their grace periods, which Kristen explains can be reset, more…

ROI means “return on investment”; this annual report of “best value colleges” shows where individual schools rank in terms of their average tuition cost, rate of graduation, average student loan amounts, and the average annual earnings of their graduates. The…

Kristen Moon, founder of MoonPrep.com, has been writing about 529 College Savings Plans in a few different publications lately. In her article for India Abroad Magazine, she goes into detail about one unusual but approved use of 529 funds: a…

Federal financial aid forms have gotten much easier to complete, but huge numbers of students still don't submit them, leaving "billions of dollars on the table," a choice that could wreck their chances of going to college. Check out these…

What is a 529 Plan? A 529 Plan is an education tuition plan that is both tax-free on savings and investments. It is the most popular savings vehicle for college, grad school, and medical school. 529 Plans come with many…

It’s 2017, and Americans are carrying $1.4 TRILLION in student loan debt. These numbers have just been getting bigger and scarier, with the number of borrowers owing $100,000+ “quadrupling in the past decade.” This is the second largest source of…

May 29 is National 529 College Savings Plan Day. Will you get the day off from work? Nope, sorry. But, it is a good time for a refresher on why you need to open a 529 Plan right now. If…

Tuition insurance can cover costs, but not if Junior flunks out. Tuition InsuranceTuition Insurance It’s tough enough to pay your child’s college tuition bill. Worse still, if he or she doesn’t finish the semester. Given the amount of money involved,…