If you want to apply to the University of California, don’t let worries about cost get in your way. UC has one of the strongest financial aid programs in the nation, with more than half of California ...

The Brandeis Commitment provides families within specified income ranges free or half tuition. WHAT IS THE BRANDEIS Commitment? Did you know? Brandeis meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all ...

Satisfaction is up and wait times are short, an agency official told the National Association of Student Financial Aid ...

The FAFSA Simplification Act is an initiative by the United States Department of Education to make applying for federal student aid easier for students. It is the first major redesign of the FAFSA ...

Before you settle on your state of choice for retirement, be sure you're aware of these potential state tax traps that may ...

Alessandra Malito is a retirement reporter based in New York. She holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ and Chartered Financial Consultant® designations. You can follow her on Twitter ...

Yale University today announced significant enhancements to its financial aid program for undergraduates that will lower costs for future students and their families. The changes, which will go into ...

This calculator shows how inflation affects the purchasing power of money over time. The nominal value is what your investment will be worth in future dollars, while the real value shows what it will ...

Your COLA rate of 2.50% is below the inflation rate of 3.00%. This means your purchasing power will decrease by 9.27% over 20 years. To maintain purchasing power, your COLA rate should be at least ...

WASHINGTON — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America's prospective college students finally applied for federal financial aid — an annual process upended by a redesign-gone-bad.