college fund

Every parent wants to help their children establish the best possible future. One of the ways to do this is to encourage them to get a good education. There’s a big obstacle with this approach though: college tuition costs are through the roof.  Still, helping your children pay for college is a goal that many […]

The cost of college or university in Canada isn’t getting any cheaper. The average annual tuition fee at a Canadian post-secondary institution is now $6,500 for an undergraduate degree. That cost rises to $7,000 for a graduate level degree, according to Statistics Canada. That obviously doesn’t include things like room and board, textbooks, meals, and […]

Students commonly face a particularly difficult financial catch-22. That is, you can’t get a good job without postsecondary education, but postsecondary education is very expensive. Thus, millions of young people graduate with tens of thousands of dollars in debt. That puts them behind the proverbial 8-ball from the very moment they enter the workforce. It’s […]