If you are like most parents, your plans for college could probably be summed up in 2 words, charge it! The statement I hear most while helping families find their best strategy to pay for college is “student loans should cover everything.” While it is true that student loans have been the staple for helping families pay for college for years, there are some large caveats that come with loans, as well as new options to help families use cash instead.

As we have all heard on the news students are leaving college with a lot more debt… and fewer jobs to help payoff that debt. Student loan debt can easily grow to over $100,000.00 and starting out in life with so much debt can be troubling for your children and you. Although Stafford Loans do not require a co-signer most private student loans do; and most of the time ...

               As the school year winds to an end, our children are caught up in dreams of summer vacations, swimming pools, and of course, going off to college.  By now most students have already paid a visit to their college of choice and we have some tips for those who haven’t and especially for those choosing a college next year.

                I’ll go out on a limb and say that all colleges offer some type of visitation program for students considering attending.  From simple campus tours to weekend visits, colleges want you to get a feel for their campus life before finalizing your decision. 

Students can start out visiting schools as early as sophomore year in most cases.  As a rule, most schools allow visits and tours from Sophomores and Juniors, while reserving the overnight visits for seniors; this is partly due to age and also it helps the college ...

Hello everyone!  We here at Indy College Funding have some great opportunities and information on the way this season, so keep tuned in to our blog/website for updates.

                I spend most of my days meeting with families to discuss college admissions and affordability.  The more I am in the trenches of the College Planning battle, the more I see the same mistakes happening again and again.  Families get caught up in Alma maters, team colors, and Harvard tastes on an IUPUI budget.

                Thankfully we have put our team of experts to work to compile a list of “The 7 Biggest College Planning Mistakes”.  Using our years of experience and much research we have created a breakdown of the easiest pitfalls in planning your students college future…and how to avoid them.  You can get the article at www.indycollegefunding.org

                While we don’t have space here to go over each ...