Here’s Two College Tax Strategies That You Can Use to Attract Small Business Owners COVID-19 has put many small business owners at risk. Sales are down for most, some have had to borrow money to keep employees, and some have even cut their salaries to keep the business running. If a business owner also has children attending or about to attend college, it only adds to the burden. One of the best combo strategies I ever used with high net worth business owners was to hire their kid in their b....
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In the middle of our current economic and health crisis, there’s a disturbing trend in higher education: Fewer high school seniors are filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is typically the first step in receiving federal and state grants, federal loans and institutional aid for college. The FAFSA application opened on Oct. 1, and as of Oct. 23, about 492,000 FAFSA completions had been filed from the high school class of 2021 – 16 percent fewer completions than t....
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Well, school is back in session which means that I have a lot of advisors contacting me about helping their clients and prospective clients with EFC calculations in preparation for filling out the FAFSA. While our members have access to Answers4College Blueprint software many CCFS members do not want to start a full case in the A4C Blueprint until their prospect says, “Can you help me lower my cost?”. To get your prospect on-board you can use our simple EFC calculator to create the i....
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The combination of stress, financial strain, unemployment, illness, and homeschooling children has put a significant strain on relationships during the current pandemic. According to Legal Templates, the number of people looking for divorces was 34 percent higher from March through June 2020 compared to 2019. Practically every aspect of getting a divorce has become much more challenging due to COVID-19. This is where a financial advisor who is a Certified College Funding Specialist (CCFS®) can....
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