Topic: Mark Kantrowitz

How to Zero In on the True Cost

New calculators are a start, but results aren’t always reliable.New calculators are a start, but results aren’t always reliable.Mark Kantrowitz publishes the Web site FinAid.org, which provides information about college scholarships and financial aid. SEE ALSO: SLIDE ...
Recent college grads are increasingly struggling to make their student loan payments because they either can't find work, or, if they are able to...
There are several good - and frightening - reasons why President Obama Tuesday announced a new student-debt relief plan that includes capping loan...

Analysis: How to get your piece of Obama's student loan relief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's new student loan relief plan may be less than meets the eye: It will not do anything to alleviate the pain for the millions of borrowers who have private student loans, and its centerpiece merely accelerates ...
President Obama unveiled a plan Wednesday that will ease the burden of student loan debt for millions of borrowers.. . The plan will accelerate an...
President Barack Obama's new student loan relief plan may be less than meets the eye: It will not do anything to alleviate the pain for the...

Graduating debt-free U: Chatzky

A few weeks ago, a message from Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid. org and a frequent source of mine for all things college, landed in my...

Smart Ways to Save for College

The key is to start saving as early as you can -- and to take advantage of the tax breaks.The key is to start saving as early as you can -- and to take advantage of the tax breaks.He makes a good ...

The Great Degree Debate

It's a perennial question among entrepreneurs: Is it better to get a degree and then start a business, or does it make more sense to forego college...

The Educated Indentured Servant

Student Loan Debt is a Looming Crisis . We often teach our kids that going to school is their ticket to becoming successful. In order to send them...