Going to college is an adventure and also a time when many young adults grow up and become more responsible. Part of that maturing process involves managing one’s finances. Students can build a credit history by having a credit card that provides them with rewards and benefits. One of the most popular credit cards for […]
You see them walking around campuses with their big smiles and clipboards- people trying to get students to open credit card accounts. They lure students with shiny free gifts and before you know it, your child has just gotten his or her first credit card. Aside from being sad that your baby is finally growing […]
Once a student has obtained an undergraduate degree, the choice becomes whether to dive into a career or continue with the education. Depending on the occupational aspirations, attending graduate school may be required. Students with undergraduate majors in business or economics often elect to obtain a Master’s degree in economics in order to pursue careers […]
Deciding on an area of career interest is difficult enough, so narrowing down a college major within the business field can be quite a task. The economics major is one of the most popular programs of study at many top U.S. higher education institutions. Since the beginning of the decade, the number of students majoring […]
An undergraduate degree in finance is not easy to obtain and it often requires several years of high-level study. Most institutions of higher learning that have business programs offer a degree in finance. Students earn either a Bachelor of Science in finance or a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a finance concentration. However, […]
Business degrees are popular at both small colleges and large universities. At an undergraduate level, some schools offer various business major choices, while others have separate schools devoted entirely to these subjects. On a graduate level, entry to business school is often very competitive. Attending the institution at an undergraduate level does not guarantee admission […]
With the financial mess we’ve been in lately, plus the crap that the Politicians have made of the student loans, it’s amazing that there is any money at all for this nations students to get an education. And as if to rub salt into this wound, the occurrences of student loan fraud are on the […]
As you might have noticed, I’m experimenting with LearnFinancialPlanning.com these last few weeks. In the next few months, I’m converting this blog into a full-scale finance article directory. I’ll be creating a special sign up page and hiring a full-time editor. It’ll work like this: Anyone Can Write. If you like writing about saving money, […]
Sending a child to college requires a large monetary investment for which many parents are not prepared. Sure, there is the option of financial aid, but why should parents saddle themselves or their children with hefty student loan payments when there is an alternative. There is a savings plan designated specifically for higher education that […]
Most high school counselors want you to believe you have to go to college if you want to be successful in life. But that myth has been disproven time and again. Some of the richest and most successful people in the country, and even the world, made their success without graduating college. Some of them […]