In 2024, the CFP Board accredited 179 undergraduate colleges preparing students for careers in financial planning. How is a prospective financial planner supposed to determine which program offers the ...

A handful of top US colleges are taking steps to boost financial aid for low and middle-income families as the soaring cost of attendance fuels backlash from financially stretched students. The ...

Many families are shocked by a college’s sticker price. While the cost of tuition can be overwhelming, financial aid can make higher education more affordable. For a typical family with a college ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. With the rising costs of higher education, navigating ...

Prospective students and their parents pass Miller Lawn, the main quad, on a tour of Colby College, which is expanding financial aid for middle-income families. The library is in the background.

For Emily Kayser, the prospect of covering her son’s college tuition on a teacher’s salary is “scary. It’s very stressful.” To pay for it, “I’m thinking, what can I sell?” Kayser, who was touring ...

If one considers the average net price of college, rather than sticker or published prices, the cost of going to college has fallen for most families over recent years.

Students often consider the return on investment of their degree when deciding whether and where to enroll in college, but not every student receives financial education from their institution on how ...