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How can parents best prepare to help their children with college when facing divorce (even if they have a high net worth)? If the kids are already in high school or college, is it too late? Vicki Vollweilder explains.
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College + Divorce: What do you need to know? Expert Vicki Vollweilder, founder of College Financial Prep, offers insights

A Note from Marguerita Cheng, CFP® Pro — I invite you to tune in for this week’s episode of my podcast and video show, Margaritas with Marguerita, where for 15 minutes each Friday at 5:15 pm EST, we learn from industry experts how to flex our financial muscles live on Facebook. 

Meet our guest: Vicki Vollweilder, MBA, CDC, founder of College Financial Prep

Today’s Topic: College and Divorce

Rita asks Vicki:

  • How can parents best prepare to help their children with college when facing divorce (even if they have a high net worth)
  • If the kids are already in high school or college, is it too late?
  • What are some strategies for divorced parents to use to help save money on the cost of college?
  • If student loans are needed, how will that work in a divorce situation?
  • Remarriage, blended families, and college: What parents need to know!

About our Guest: ​College Financial Prep was founded by Vicki Vollweiler whose practice focuses on College Planning College Affordability Divorce and College and other special situations.  Vicki holds her Master’s Degree in Business Administration and has focused the bulk of her career on analysis pricing return on investment and business negotiations. Vicki received her MBA degree from Syracuse University where she had been awarded a Full Merit Scholarship plus financial stipends.

Prior to creating College Financial Prep, Vicki was serving her clients as a Divorce Coach who helped parents achieve personal financial goals.  As clients started to ask how they were going to afford the cost of college for their children she knew as a divorced mom herself that we all want the absolute best for our children especially as they are preparing for college.  The key is to be informed strategic and detail-oriented in order to maximize savings and minimize costs when it comes to college. To date, some clients have been able to successfully save hundreds of thousands of dollars each with College Financial Prep’s guidance.  College Financial Prep was formed to help parents navigate college planning college affordability financial aid scholarships and student loans.

Learn more at CollegeFinancialPrep.com.

Discover more about Marguerita Cheng, CFP® Pro: MargueritaCheng.com