Your common financial aid and college admissions questions answered
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With the cost of attending college skyrocketing, Raymond James and Franklin Templeton have partnered to provide a three-part video series giving families a breakdown of the financial aid process. Peter Greenberger, Raymond James director of mutual fund and 529 plan product management, is joined by Author and College Financing Professional, Dr. Peter Mazareas to cover everything families need to know when applying for financial aid. Throughout the series they discuss paying for college, applying for financial aid and scholarships, as well as an in-depth look into the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
Dr. Peter Mazareas
Author and College Financing Professional
Dr. Peter Mazareas is considered one of the nation’s foremost thought leaders on college financing. He has held numerous leadership roles across the college savings and loan industries. He is regularly featured at national conferences and has been quoted and interviewed for a variety of national publications, radio shows and TV shows.
He is co-founder of Invite Education, which focuses on helping financial advisory firms and state entities help client families better save, plan, select and pay for college. He is also the CEO of Strategic Advancement Group, Inc., which provides strategic planning, management reviews, marketing strategies, sales force, and broker/dealer training services for clients in the college savings and financing sectors.
Dr. Mazareas served as chair and helped establish the College Savings Foundation, a leading Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit industry association. He also served as the chair of the National Association of State Treasurer’s College Savings Plans Network. Dr. Mazareas has assisted numerous firms and states with the development of their 529 programs.
He has served as a senior administrator and on the faculty at three universities. Dr. Mazareas received a B.A. from Harvard College and both an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
He serves on the Harvard Alumni Association Board of Directors, where he is co-chair of the Early College Awareness initiative. He also serves on the Harvard University Committee on General Scholarships.
Raymond James is not affiliated with Dr. Peter Mazareas, Invite Education, Strategic Advancement Group, Inc. or Franklin Templeton.
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In this three-part video series, Peter Greenberger, Raymond James director of mutual funds and 529 plan product management, is joined by college admissions consultant Nancy Steenson to answer your most pertinent questions on college admissions. Together, they discuss what colleges look for in an essay, whether test scores still have value, how to approach extracurriculars and more.
Nancy Steenson is not affiliated with Raymond James.