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Family Situation
  • Combined Annual Wages of $139,000
  • 3 Children. 1 @ Junior, 1 @ Freshman, 1 @ 3rd grade
  • Assets = $110,000 home equity, $82,000 Retirement Accounts, $20,000 in savings/checking, $84,000
    in investments.
  • Consumer debt of $9,800
  • Student income of $0 and each student had approx $11,000 in mutual funds.

Goals
  • Financial aid eligibility was not an option, EFC was about $35,000 and they were all planning on going
    to state schools. Our focused then shifted to minimize taxes and develop cash flow strategies to allow
    parents to pay for 60% of ALL their children’s education in the most comfortable manner possible.

Solutions
  • Specific assets were repositioned
  • Strategies were developed to reduce debt by 3.6% and increase savings by 7.5% without increasing
    their monthly budget amount.
  • Cash flow was reviewed and adjusted.
  • Tax strategies were developed to reduce tax liability and increase cash flow.
  • Retirement strategies were utilized to reduce taxable income.
(Note: Specific Strategies Utilized are proprietary to College Funding Strategies, Inc.)

Results
  • ALL the children had their education fully funded.
  • An additional $250,000 was added to their retirement fund.
  • Their home was fully paid off in 20 years.
  • A hands on student profile was completed to ensure the student was starting out with the best possible
    chance of hitting their major and career choice.
  • Profiles and student assessments will be completed for all children.
     

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