The FAFSA’s Student Aid Index gets a lot of attention, but net cost is what you should pay attention to.

The FAFSA is almost here. Here’s what you need to do to get ready to file it.

Filing the FAFSA and CSS Profile raises tons of questions for divorced parents. Here are some answers.

The FAFSA asks about income numerous ways: it collects your tax return data through the IRS Data Retrieval Tool and then poses a number of additional questions about income. Let’s look at those.

It’s a new school year, so let’s kick it off with some New Year’s Resolutions.

Assets are a small piece of the FAFSA for most families, but if you’re filing the FAFSA this fall, they are the one item you can make changes to and reduce your Student Aid Index.

Every college offers scholarships. Every student is eligible for scholarships. But not every student will be offered scholarships at every college. Here’s how to find colleges that will give scholarships to you.

College costs more than people think it will— and Americans have the student loan balances to prove that. How do you get a handle on college costs and how you’ll cover them?

Your 529 is more flexible than you might think. Here are some of the many qualified uses of 529 dollars.

Sending your baby off to college is emotionally messy. Here’s a suggestion to make it a little better.

Your student needs more than just extra-long sheets. Here are some important documents that should be created before they head off to college.