college funding

Hard Times: A Raid On Your Student’s 529 Plan?

December 14, 2011

Tweet  That sounds a bit over the top, I know. And no, I’m not talking about raiding the little ceramic piggybank either. But some parents and grandparents who are struggling in this economy are finding the need to tap into their retirement accounts (worst case scenario) and even backing money out of 529 plans they [...]

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Student Loans – Crippling Debt?

November 10, 2011

Tweet  A National Public Radio segment (November 4th., 2011) highlights the burgeoning increase in student debt. Student loans now exceed credit card debt here in the United States. This figure does not include debt or asset reduction on the part of parents in an effort to fund a college education without their child graduating with [...]

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Affordable College Funding In “Simple English”

October 18, 2011

Tweet  This is part three of our three part series on enrollment management, net price calculators and affordability. In part one, we learned about how colleges employ various enrollment management and financial aid leveraging strategies to attract the students they really want. In part two, we discussed the Federal mandate for all colleges to provide [...]

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