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Stock picks worth framing

The company is not an investment firm, nor does it offer stock-picking advice. Just as its name implies, GiveAshare specializes in one-share ownership in about 110 companies. You don’t need deep pockets for this amount of investment exposure, either. And the kicker — you can order a framed stock certificate.

College financial-aid awards letters often talk about “net price.” That is the discounted bottom line from the sticker price after subtracting grants, scholarships and other aid that does not need to be repaid with interest.

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What financial aid award letters tell you

More college admittance letters are going out to high school seniors, meaning that financial-aid awards letters are not far behind. The awards letters detail how much the school will cost to attend, and what kind of financial assistance you’ll receive for the coming school year, including grants, scholarships, federal loans and work study benefits.

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Why college is not one big ‘scam’

An online post from someone who claimed to be a student at Kansas State University articulated in a Facebook post what a lot of students and parents feel about the high cost of a college education and whether the end justifies the means.

People 60 and older owed an estimated $66.7 billion in student loans, according to a report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Nearly three-quarters of senior borrowers said their loans were for a child or grandchild’s higher education.

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College education loans hurting parents, grandparents

The number of seniors generally age 60 and older with student loan debt has quadrupled over the last decade to 6.4 percent, and the average amount they owed has also increased to $23,500 in 2015 from $12,100 in 2005, according to a new report from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates. Borrowing costs will steadily rise for consumers and businesses. But how will your student loan repayments be impacted during this change? The answer depends on what type of student loans you have.
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