Whether -- and to what degree -- your parents' assets, such as equity in their home, will affect your financial aid award is a complex question. The Washington Post recently posted a Q&A looking at one particular aspect of parental assets: Retirement funds. Specifically whether converting their traditional IRA to a Roth IRA could affect your chances of getting financial … [Read more...] about How Parents’ Retirement Assets Can Impact Financial Aid
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Did you know: The Expected Family Contribution
I'm starting a new feature here at the Financial Aid Finder that I'll be calling -- for lack of a better name -- Did you know?. Every other week or so, I will look at one important, but little known (or often forgotten) aspect of financial aid. The goal here is to help you be better informed so that you can get the most of your financial aid award. This week, I'm focusing on … [Read more...] about Did you know: The Expected Family Contribution