by Springwater Wealth | Oct 17, 2017 | Financial Planning
College. It is one of the biggest expenses that those who have children will face during their lives. Only home ownership and retirement present larger financial commitments for most Americans. The median price of a new home in the US was $300,200 in August of this...
by Springwater Wealth | Oct 10, 2017 | Financial Planning
Many parents may not be familiar with the process for applying for, and qualifying for, financial aid for college. They may also not know which assets hurt their chances for receiving financial aid, and which do not. Understanding the process is especially relevant,...
by Springwater Wealth | Nov 13, 2015 | Financial Planning
The New Times recently published a very helpful article on understanding college savings strategies in their “Your Money” section. “FAFSA”, “EFC”, “Pell Grant”, and more. Financial aid for college is as much art as it is...
by Springwater Wealth | Oct 1, 2014 | Financial Planning
A beginner’s guide to repaying student loans, from the New York Times in May, 2014.
by Springwater Wealth | Aug 29, 2014 | Financial Planning, Services
Consumers today have more tools that ever to help decipher college prices, and the financial aid packages that may be offered by those schools. College websites are required by law to have net-price calculators, to help applicants estimate what they will really be...