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Join host Justin McNamara and guest Julie Shields Rutyna from the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEIFA), discussing the annual topic of paying for college. The conversation covers significant, recent changes to federal financial aid and loan landscapes, including the simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process, new limits on Parent PLUS and Graduate PLUS loans, and the reduction of repayment options to a new standard plan and a simpler repayment assistance plan. Additionally, the discussion addresses strategies for saving for education, highlighting the expanded eligible expenses and flexibility of 529 plans, as well as the benefits of the MEIFA-administered U plan (prepaid tuition plan).

Justin McNamara, CFP® is a Certified Financial Planner with passion for investment strategy and selection. He works with small businesses and owners, parents of college-bound kids, job changers, pre- and post-retirees.

McNamara Financial is an independent, family-owned, fee-only investment management and financial planning firm, serving individuals and families on the South Shore and beyond for over 30 years.

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