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Putting Parents Back in the Financial Driver’s Seat
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lanning for college is one of the most daunting tasks
parents and their children may ever face. From reams of
forms to fill out to actually having money available for
tuition, trying to tackle the process alone can quickly
become overwhelming. Fortunately, Key Stone College Funding
is there to help parents overcome these obstacles.
Key Stone co-founder Kimberly Catale said families trying to
manage everything is an all-too-common scenario in her line of
work, and it doesn’t have to be that way. Parents are focused on
careers and other family obligations causing them to miss filing
dates. We assist families through the college financial aid process
including the preparation of FASFA and completing the process
with an acceptance letter and/or assistance with a possible letter
of appeal. Our main goal is to focus on guiding the student to
achieve his/her degree in less than 5 years instead of the national
average of 5.8 years.
Brian Catale, who founded Brian Catale and Associates and
Wisdom Keys for Retirement Radio Show is a financial planning
firm that focuses on wealth preservation and risk reduction,
serving over 2,200 clients, co-founded Key Stone College
Funding with Kimberly.
Their databases of colleges and planning sources can help
you and your child pick the best school for the best price to help
ensure your tuition money goes further.
“No matter what your net worth, you should do a FAFSA
application,” Kimberly said. “There’s merit-based money
available and financial aid if a family qualifies. Assistance can
also be obtained from the schools and small organizations offer
scholarships for a variety of topics. We have the resources to pull
up, as well as organizations that offer grants, like local credit
unions or fraternal clubs.”
Brian said the sooner parents start in preparing, the more
opportunities they can discover for their children.
“A lot of parents feel that it’s the school who is doing this work
for them, but that’s not exactly their role,” he said. “We do this
daily for parents throughout the region and it’s our sole function.
We have the expertise and the infrastructure in place to help
parents the most.”
As we age our focus has always been retirement but due to
the high cost of education
we as parents are switching
gears to focus on educational
expense and not future
retirement goals. There are
many variables to consider
and we can assist with each
and every challenge. We have seen cases of families with and
without assets get the education that the students desired at
private universities that they did not realize was an option.
Through a series of no-obligation workshops, Kimberly and
Brian work with the family on focusing on how each member
needs to be involved in their part of the process. At Keystone
College Funding our advisors strive to match our students
perfectly; Socially, Academically, Financially and Emotionally. We
call this the “SAFE” Approach.
As every parent knows how important it is to assist our
children through college. The ultimate goal in everyone’s life is a
long happy retirement. This is always a main goal in the mind of
all Keystone College Advisors.
We also know that raising a child to a young adult our
educational system can only do so much. Being a good parent
the more we are involved with our children the better they
succeed through the educational process. Now as they become
young adults they are getting ready to spend hundreds, if not
thousands of dollars in some cases and this is not the time to let
them take complete control of their financial life.
We have seen students make commitments to further their
education that lasted only a semester or two just to realize
they can no longer finance their education, or the college they
dreamed of is not the fit for them nor the career they planned to
build a life on was not a dream but a fantasy.
Key Stone College Funding can guide your family to success
through the college process.
For more information on Key Stone College Funding
and how they can help you start your college planning
journey, go to keyscf.com, where you can start learning
what you need for your child to succeed. Their free
informational monthly workshops are reservation
only. To reserve your spot today, call them directly at
888.414.8474.
Start your College
Planning Journey!
Attend Keystone College Funding’s Free Seminar
Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 6:30 PM
Sewickley Public Library
500 Thorn Street
2nd Floor - Next to the Children's Library
Sewickley, PA 15143
Reservation Only Please Call 888.414.8474
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