Wayne Weber from Gift of College joins the My College Corner podcast to discuss an important topic for America Saves Week; how friends and family can help contribute towards savings for education. Gift cards make for a simple and engaging way to facilitate savings by way of making the idea more tangible and easy to remember. Join America Saves Week activities to help raise awareness and education about education savings beginning February 26 and look for hashtag #ASW18.

Rich Polimeni serves as Chair of the College Savings Foundation and provides great insight on how organizations build awareness and provide education about college savings, including the 529 plan. Learn more by participating in America Saves Week Activities beginning Monday February 26, with hashtag #ASW18.

South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis talks about the importance of financial literacy initiatives for State Treasurers and discusses some of the exciting plans he has in store for his state along with the importance saving for education, just in time for America Saves Week! With your My College Corner host John Hupalo.

Maddie Daniels discusses all of the exciting America Saves Week Activities! Beginning Monday February 26, America Saves Week will cover some great themes including "Save with a Plan", "Save the easy way…automatically", "Save for rainy days", "Save to retire", "Save the extra" and "Save as a family" Catch all the related activities for America Saves Week 2018 with tag #ASW18 across social media and join millions of participants learning about and sharing the value of savings! Beginning on Monday, February 26 at 2pm EST, My College Corner / Invite Education is hosting a special Twitter Q/A "Save with a plan...for Education" where we will engage on the best questions and answers about education savings. Find us on Twitter @InviteEducation along with our host John Hupalo @JohnHupalo

Join the #MyCollegeCorner podcast for insight on college planning for students and parents! Our special guest is Scott Maciag, a Director of Guidance at a leading New Jersey High School. This discussion helps us learn how guidance has evolved to best serve students and families planning for their future. Hosted by Invite Education CEO John Hupalo.

Original interview featured on WOSU Public Radio live, October 3, 2017: http://radio.wosu.org/post/lowering-costs-college#stream/0

The cost of college is high, and affecting students and families across the nation. What can be done to tackle affordability given the funding options available? Can college costs be reigned in? Ann Fisher guides us through the topic with guests including Bruce McPheron, OSU Executive Vice President and Provost, James R. Stellar, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, SUNY Albany and John Hupalo, expert in education finance and co-author of “Plan and Finance Your Family’s College Dreams”

http://radio.wosu.org/post/lowering-costs-college#stream/0

Helping underserved students attend and graduate college successfully is the major goal for the National Partnership for Educational Access, and Executive Director Karin Elliott provides perspective on the people, practices and innovation involved in such a tremendous effort. Karin explains the importance of success metrics for NPEA partner organizations including a 99% FAFSA completion rate with 85% of students facing a funding gap of just $10,000 or less, along with the impact of DACA on "Dreamers" today. Join Invite Education CEO John Hupalo as he asks key questions about how student support programs benefit from NPEA.

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It's back to school season, and if you are taking any student loans, tune in for this interview of Christine Roberts, Head of Student Lending at Citizens Bank, for awesome Q and A with Invite Education CEO John Hupalo. Student lending has evolved in recent years to provide borrowers with a quality experience, but there's still room for improvement to best serve today's consumers. The key is big picture thinking for the borrower's lifecycle to educate customers on smart financial choices. Great topics include financial education, federal student loan policy and transparency, debt affordability, school and major selection, consolidation and what to look for if you co-sign.

Check out the new book "Plan and Finance Your Family's College Dreams" http://a.co/gs4iLIR