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Need Blind Colleges: What To Know
As you start to consider where you’ll go to college, affordability is typically top of mind. The cost of higher education in the U.S. can be daunting…
The College Investor
12/30/2024
6 Creative Ways to Cover Your Kids’ College Costs with Real Estate
When you start them early enough, your investments can perform shocking feats of strength. They can even keep pace with the runaway cost of college t…
Bigger Pockets
12/25/2024
How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Into A Top College
I speak to high school principal, John Durante, about his latest book, Straight From The Admissions Office. We also talk in depth about how high scho…
Financial Samurai
12/16/2024
The 10 Best College Markets For Short-Term Rentals This Past Year
With the college football playoffs starting, short-term rental hosts can reflect on the college towns that saw their properties fill up faster than a…
Bigger Pockets
12/12/2024
How Does the College Admissions Process Work?
You’re reading this because it is likely that a year from now, you will be getting ready to attend a college to pursue a major you’re excited about. …
The College Investor
12/11/2024
How Much Do Federal Student Loan Servicers Make Per Loan?
Borrowers often believe that student loan servicers get to keep the interest on the loan. But it doesn’t work like that.Servicing companies collect p…
The College Investor
12/10/2024
Ask HTM - Gold in Times of Unrest, Potential Student Loan Repayment Scams, and Weak Robo-Advisor Re…
Let’s dive into the week with some fresh listener questions we have lined up for you! And don't just stand on the sidelines- if you have a question…
How To Money
12/09/2024
Will Student Loans Take My Tax Refund In 2025?
Student loans are back in repayment, and starting in 2025, that also means that collection activity has resumed on student loan debt. Could your stud…
The College Investor
12/09/2024
Does What College You Went To Matter?
Deciding what college to attend is a big decision. It could potentially affect your entire life. But will it? Does what college you go to actually ma…
The College Investor
12/07/2024
Does The Government Profit Off Of Student Loans?
It should be a simple question - does the government profit off of student loans? But depending on who you ask, the federal government either earned …
The College Investor
12/03/2024
The Secret To What Colleges Want In Students
The college admissions process is notoriously competitive. The last several decades might even indicate that getting into college has become harder, …
The College Investor
12/02/2024
11.26.24 BEST OF: Saving For College: 529 Plan Update / Upside Down Car Loans
Happy Thanksgiving Week! Please enjoy this Best Of episode. Clark returns December 2nd with new ways to Save More, Spend Less and Avoid Getting Rippe…
Clark Howard
11/26/2024
Who's To Blame For The Student Loan Crisis?
The student loan problem is complex and has multiple underlying causes. Rising college costs, increased student borrowing, complicated repayment opti…
The College Investor
11/26/2024
Can President Trump Claw Back Student Loan Forgiveness?
President Trump generally does not support student loan forgiveness and would likely seek an end to some student loan forgiveness programs. But can t…
The College Investor
11/22/2024
How Much Does Your Student Loan Interest Rate Matter?
How much your student loan interest rate really matter when it comes to repaying a student loan? What is the impact of interest rates on loan paymen…
The College Investor
11/21/2024
How Accurate Are College Cost Estimates? Hint: Not Very
According to a new report from John Burton Advocates for Youth (JBAY), College Cash Uncovered, there are significant discrepancies between colleges’ …
The College Investor
11/20/2024
Financial Literacy For Teens And Parents On The Way To College
Today's episode is an interview Robert had with Shellee Howard from the College Ready podcast. He talks about financial literacy for teens and parent…
The College Investor
11/18/2024
MtoM #197: Rehab Docs Pays Off Student Loans in 16 Months and Finance 101: Pessimism
This rehab doc paid off $380,000 of student loans in only 16 months! He obviously worked like crazy over that time period to be able to accomplish th…
White Coat Investor
11/18/2024
Strategic Default For Student Loans: What You Need to Know
In 2011, some protestors encouraged borrowers to refuse to repay their student loans as part of Occupy Wall Street. They said that if enough borrower…
The College Investor
11/15/2024
How Does A College Admissions Waitlist Work?
Being placed on a college admissions waitlist can create a mixed bag of emotions for applicants. On one hand, it isn’t an outright rejection, but on …
The College Investor
11/13/2024