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 Grow your College Financial Planning Practice

Think Ahead offers comprehensive tools that will help you to become an expert in college planning. Grow your college planning practice with Think Ahead's easy-to-use, reliable, cost-effective software.

Who qualifies for need-based aid? The answer may surprise you!

 College Aid Calculator (CAC) Helps You Deliver Answers

  • Cut through the complexity with comprehensive answer keys for FAFSA and PROFILE aid forms. Automatically calculate Expected Family Contribution (EFC), loan repayments, and Pell Grant eligibility.

  • Print the "What-will-college-cost?" report to help your client develop a plan.

  • NEW! Quickly and easily select from a database of over 3,000 colleges. Compare side-by-side Cost of Attendance, Aid Eligibility, percent gift aid, etc. in groupings of 5 colleges. (Copyrighted source material provided by Wintergreen Orchard House.)

  • NEW! Print an unlimited number of comprehensive two-page reports on individual colleges.(Copyrighted material provided by Wintergreen Orchard House.)

  • Supplement reports with printed answers to your clients' questions and concerns by including content from the Guide to College Financial Aid e-book.

  • Brand each interaction and report with your logo, information, and unique design.

  • Instantly answer clients’ “what-if” questions about changes in income, assets, etc. Adjust financial variables such as inflation, interest rates, and college costs, to develop a plan for your clients.

  • Save time and money. Have your clients download CAC's free companion module, E-mail My Data where they may enter their data, then e-mail it to you in encrypted format, so you'll be able to review their situation before you meet with them.

  • Use the software's many tools to demonstrate the benefits of tax-advantaged saving (529 Plans, etc.). Show families how they can improve their cash flow. Show them how borrowing (PLUS and other education loans) can even out monthly payments.

  • CAC is easy to use, accurate, and constantly updated – You can rely on results.

  • Testimonials from our customers
    "CAC allows me to develop the best strategies to lower my clients’ out-of-pocket cost of education." Fred Amrein, ChFC, MBA, CCPS, Amrein Financial

    “This single tool increased the efficiency and effectiveness of our consultations beyond measure and significantly differentiates our company from the competition.” Tom Bottorf, CCPS, GetCollegeFunding, Inc.
Think Ahead's College Aid Calculator PRO (Independent Counselor Edition) costs $999 (first year-for one user); annual updates are $699. See order form for multiple-copy pricing. When you pay online, you'll instantly be able to use the software.

Download the CAC demo right now; see for yourself.

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View report summary. Shows report excerpts and highlights.

Download sample report packet. A zip file with full versions of CAC reports.

          Thank you for your interest in Think Ahead's software.
          If I may be of assistance, please call.

          Carri Frechette
          Special Projects Manager
          Think Ahead, LLC.
          1-800-780-0515


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