Is She the Next Buffett? ING, Girls Inc. Groom Girl Investors
Only a quarter of women feel confident about making investment decisions, compared to nearly half of men who do. ING and Girls Inc. have a plan to close that confidence gap.
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5 Top Websites for Snaring College Financial Aid
A host of websites exist to steer parents toward private- and government-sponsored student loans, grants and scholarships. Here are five notable sites to help cut through college aid information overload.
Want a Scholarship? Better Clean Up Your Facebook and Twitter
We all heard that employers are checking out the Facebook pages of prospective hires. High schoolers and their parents need to know that the folks who hand out scholarships are checking social media sites too.
Paying for College: Two Websites Offer Outside-of-the-Box Ideas
With student loan debt at a trillion dollars and rising, it's no surprise that more students are searching for creative ways to finance their college educations. Alltuition and CollegeNET are among the companies that want to help.
Six Tips for Cutting the Cost of a College Education
As the new school year begins, many parents' thoughts may be turning to a future of appallingly pricey college tuition payments. So we thought now would be a good time to tap an expert for advice on how to bring those costs down. Here's what we learned:
Got College Scholarship Questions? Mark Kantrowitz Has Answers
From online databases to essay-writing tips, college scholarship expert Mark Kantrowitz, founder of free scholarship-matching service Fastweb.com, has scads of advice for the many ways students can boost their odds of winning money to pay for college.
