Money & Investing for Parents & Families

On average, patience and planning improve from childhood to young adulthood, with wide individual gaps. What five studies found, and what parents can do.

Money worries in college are linked to worse mental health and, in some studies, lower grades. What four studies found and how parents can prepare.

How a noncustodial parent completes the CSS Profile: who counts, which colleges ask, account steps, fee waivers, and what if a parent can't take part.

What happens at a FAFSA night or workshop, what to bring, and how a school plans one: a 60-day timeline, partners and follow-up for the 2027–28 FAFSA.

CSS Profile vs FAFSA for parents: which colleges use each, what each asks, costs and fee waivers, 2027-28 timing, and a checklist for which forms to file.

Parents: what you do on the 2027-28 FAFSA, who counts as the parent, the documents to gather, and the federal, state and college deadlines in one table.

A simple, honest way to explain compound interest to a child, with real examples and a hands-on way for them to actually watch it happen.

Crypto for teens, minus the real-money risk: why a simulator is the safer first stop, what a teen learns from it, and how to set it up together.

A custodial brokerage account lets a parent invest real money for a teen until they come of age. How it works, the trade-offs, and when to start one.

A parent's guide to scholarships for high school students: what to do by grade, where the money actually comes from, and how to spot a scholarship scam.

A Roth IRA for teens is a custodial retirement account funded only by a teen's real earnings. How it works, who controls it, and what trips families up.

A 529 stays the parent's asset for education. A custodial account becomes the child's outright. Here's what actually differs, and how to use both.

What actually builds a teen's credit: the mechanics behind a score, honest on-ramp trade-offs, and how to practice the reasoning first.

Do teenagers pay taxes on their first paycheck? Here's what gross pay, FICA, and a W-4 actually mean, and why your teen may still need to file.

A good financial literacy program for parents to use at home needs a sequence, real practice, and a way to check it landed. Here's how to build one.

A homeschool personal finance curriculum needs more than worksheets: what standards-aligned means, how much time it takes, and how to grade it for credit.

A teen allowance works best as a structure, not a number: how to split spend, save, and invest, and when to shift a teen toward earned income instead.

Why a financial literacy competition for high school motivates students: the psychology of stakes, purpose, and belonging, plus how to compete well.

Teach a homeschool personal finance course with a stock market simulator: a self-paced plan, grading, and transcript credit tips.

Compare the best apps to teach kids investing: real-money custodial accounts, simulated practice, and allowance apps, plus how to choose.

Applying financial literacy skills in real life: how a young person moves from a simulator to first real accounts, habits, and safe money moves.

A parent's real-life playbook for financial literacy for teenagers: teach earning, budgeting, saving, and first accounts through everyday moments.

Choosing an investing app for teens? The best first app is a simulator, not real money. See the three app types, the trade-offs, and where to start.

A parent's guide to choosing a safe stock market simulator for teens — what to look for, why it is safe, and how to explore it together at home.

When is the right age to start teaching personal finance? Earlier than most parents think. A stage-by-stage guide from preschool through the teen years.

How to educate children about personal finance using everyday moments: earning, saving, spending, and giving, taught through real life, not lectures.

How to teach your kids about investing at any age: simple ways to explain ownership and growth, plus a safe simulator to let them practice for real.

Struggling to get your kids interested in money? Here's why they tune out and how to spark real, lasting excitement through ownership, play, and example.

5 fun, concrete ways to get your kids excited about money, from goal jars to owning a piece of their favorite brand to a no-risk investing game.

Discover how self-directed learning empowers students to build lasting financial literacy skills, from goal-setting to hands-on investing practice.

Stakes change learning. How a free national scholarship competition motivates students grades can't reach, plus a playbook for running one in class.

Real analysts learn by asking someone at the next desk. Rapunzl AI gives students that same on-demand tutor, with guardrails built for the classroom.

A calm, step-by-step FAFSA guide for students and families: FSA ID, eligibility, deadlines, and filing at StudentAid.gov. In English and Spanish.

Share price tells you nothing about performance. Teach students to compare stocks like pros do: percent return from the same starting line.