by Brett Tushingham | Aug 22, 2019 | College Planning, Financial Planning
Grandparents are usually willing to help with college expenses when possible. I remember my own grandmother chipping in a bit for my freshman year at school. Knowing what I know now, it’s likely that the gift had a negative impact on my financial aid eligibility. The...
by Brett Tushingham | May 29, 2019 | College Planning, Financial Planning, Physicians
College tuition has been rising 33% faster than inflation. This has resulted in enormous tuition bills and students taking on an increasing amount of student loan debt to fund it. You need to treat a college education like any other investment and answer a few...
by Brett Tushingham | Mar 11, 2019 | College, College Planning, Financial Planning
Children are being asked to make one of the largest purchase decisions of their life at the age of 17, paying for a college education. The result, the average graduate has more than $37,000 in student loan debt. Parents understand that investing in an education...
by Brett Tushingham | Jan 17, 2019 | College Planning
The need for college planning has never been more important. The average cost for a private school is now $35,676 and the rates on Stafford and Parent Plus loans for 2019 have increased to 5.05% and 7.6% respectively. For parents with children in high school, this...
by Brett Tushingham | Oct 22, 2018 | College Planning
To say that student loans are an issue is an understatement. Let’s look at a few statistics. Outstanding student loans are nearing 1.6 trillion, second only to mortgages when it comes to consumer debt. Current delinquency rates are over 11% and based on...
by Brett Tushingham | Oct 15, 2018 | College Planning
A divorce or separation can have a dramatic impact on your child’s eligibility for financial aid, and here’s why – some colleges will only consider the income and assets of the custodial parent, while others will include both the custodial and non-custodial parents....
