These strategies will help your child get more college financial aid
Some parents are breaking the rules to get their childen more college financial aid. Here are some legitimate ways to pi...
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Will your 529 college savings plan be needed if Democrats take the White House?
As the cost of higher education takes center stage in the political debate, families are also rethinking how best to sav...
Parents are spending hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars decorating their children’s college dorm rooms
Some students have paid interior designers $2,000 to create dorm rooms with color-coordinated rugs and ottomans.
The crazy reason parents are spending hundreds of dollars decorating their children’s college dorm rooms
Some students have paid interior designers $2,000 to create dorm rooms with color-coordinated rugs and ottomans.
7 Personal Financial Planning Tips for New College Grads
Graduation for the Class of 2019 is here. Some college graduates have studied physics and will pursue rocket science as...
In 2019, white male college graduates will earn more than everyone else
The earnings gap between young men and women and young black and white college graduates has actually grown.
Interested in attending a private college? Your chances of getting a discount on tuition are higher than ever
The amount of grant aid that colleges offer as a percentage of their tuition and fee revenue is at an all-time high.
Your Money: Trash, the Library and a Worn, Brown Table: The 2019 College Essays on Money
Each year, we ask high school seniors to submit college application essays they’ve written about work, money, social cla...
McGraw-Hill and Cengage are merging: What that means for college textbook prices
The textbook market is already dominated by only five players, and consumer advocates worry further concentration could...
Transferring to your dream college? Ask these 3 questions first
Your high-schooler may have missed the boat at his No. 1 college choice, but he may have a second opportunity via a tran...
How Did You Pay for College? We Want to Hear From Graduates Around the World
Help us understand how students in your country finance higher education and start their careers.
Upgrade: Fewer than 25% of college graduates can answer 4 simple money questions correctly
And that doesn’t bode well for their ability to manage their finances after graduation
As College Debt Rises, So Does Interest in Teaching Financial Literacy
Just 17 states require high school students to complete a personal finance course. But more states may soon join them.
Here are 3 things you need to know about that 'tuition-free college' program
Free college tuition might be too good to pass up. Just make sure you and your child perform some due diligence before y...
Your Money Adviser: As College Debt Rises, So Does Interest in Teaching Financial Literacy
Just 17 states require high school students to complete a personal finance course. But more states may soon join them.
Your Money Adviser: Before Deciding on a College, Look Closely at the Financial Aid Letter
Schools are not required to use the same terminology in their offers. And an “award” could mean a grant — or a loan. “Ce...
New college graduates enjoy the best job market in years with more offers and better salaries
Those armed with a newly minted diploma will enjoy the best job market in years.
Personal Finance Daily: Notre Dame has no insurance policy and one sign the economy is getting better: Fewer parents are going to college
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Banks dinged college students millions of dollars in fees last year
College-sponsored bank accounts cost students millions of dollars in fees each year. Wells Fargo charged students $46.99...
Sheila Bair: Is college really worth it?
Whether college is worth it cannot be answered in a soundbite. It requires information about both costs and outcomes stu...