The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 school year has officially opened.Despite the U.S. government shutdown, the Education Department will continue to process the FAFSA.If you ...

Paying for college is one of the biggest financial hurdles students and parents face — whether you're starting your undergraduate degree, thinking of graduate school, or looking to start a nest egg ...

Just ahead of the official Dec. 1 launch date, the Department of Education announced all students and families can now access the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Following a rocky ...

Carolyn McClanahan, CFP, MD, is the founder and president of Life Planning Partners, Inc. She is a contributor to CNBC, Investopedia, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, and a ...

Want to go to college but don’t how to pay for it? Our guide includes 11 tried-and-true strategies to get you on the right ...

Y ou’ve probably seen a lot of headlines about the FAFSA in 2024. That’s the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Prospective college students and their families fill it out to determine how much ...

Fires, floods and hurricanes have caused incalculable damage to different parts of the country over the past decade, and they appear to be getting worse. The wildfires in California are just the ...