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	Minimize College Costs & Maximize Financial Aid Options TuitionCoach is stocked with money-saving tips that bring down the cost of college while at the same time maximizing your financial aid eligibility. Our step-by-step guidelines show you how. • Reduce your cost of college. • Learn how to maximize your financial aid eligibility and minimize your out of pocket costs. • To access this feature you need to sign up for a FREE version of TuitionCoach. TuitionCoach Success Story The Rivera Family Savings: $10,000 Protecting your retirement savings Maria and Luis Rivera had conscientiously saved for retirement, not wanting to later burden their kids (10th grader Carlos, 7th grader Samantha, 5th grader Sylvia). They learned their expected family contribution (EFC) for college would be $22,000 per year. How could they pay that without cashing in their retirement savings plan? The TuitionCoach Solution The Riveras used the Analyze Funding Options tool to discover strategies to protect their retirement assets. They learned about options that helped to keep their money in the family's bank account and protect their long-term financial health.

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Cash, checking, savings
The net value of second homes and rental properties (market value minus debt).
Investments such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and 529 plans (minus cost of liquidation- capital gains taxes, brokers' fees, etc.)