No Need To Imagine: Advisor John Lennon Has Helped Over 1000 Families Pay For College

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - March 4, 2014 - PRLog -- Pottstown, PA – March 4, 2014 - Bearing the same name as a beloved musical icon, John Lennon, the founder of the Pottstown, Pennsylvania based College Planning Center (http://www.collegeplanningofpa.com) (CPC) has the perfect icebreaker for everyone he meets. From store clerks running his credit card to travel specialists helping him book vacations, everyone’s a bit taken aback. They may joke about Paul or Yoko, and some ask him to sing for them. If they’re disappointed that he’s from Pottstown, Pennsylvania and not Liverpool, he’ll lift their spirits by telling them he once played guitar before switching to trumpet later in high school.

         But over the past 13 years, over a thousand families in his region could care less if this John Lennon can play an instrument or carry a tune at all. They’re just happy that he’s worked diligently with them to navigate the tricky waters of college financial aid and helped them pay for their children’s college educations as painlessly as possible.

Lennon started his firm, Lennon Financial, in the late ‘80s as a full service tax and accounting company. Since 2001, he has devoted the majority of his time as an advisor to college planning. His ability to save clients tens of thousands of dollars each year by sharing the fine details of the often labyrinthine financial aid system has earned him a Top 10 national ranking by the National Association of College Funding Advisors.

Parents typically seek out the College Planning Center’s services based on their concern as to how they’re going to be able to afford to send all of their kids to the colleges of their dreams without going broke. CPC distinguishes itself from other similar organizations with its in depth knowledge of taxes, investments, and financial aid strategies. He and his team aim to assemble a comprehensive plan to send all of their kids to the schools of their choice, not just the school that they thought fit the budget.

For over 13 years, Lennon has been a popular “Financial Aid Expert” speaking at universities and high schools throughout the region. He has been featured on CBS Radio outlet WPHT 1210 AM’s “The Big Talker” with Temple University for Financial Aid Guidance during their Virtual Education Fair. He is also author of the book “There is Absolutely No Reason to Pay Too Much For College,” and a co-author (with Pamela Yellen, President of Bank on Yourself) of the 2013 Amazon Bestseller “The Secret to Lifetime Financial Security.” Lennon’s chapter is titled “Imagine…A Road To Future Security Through Strategic College Planning.”

Early on in the life of the College Planning Center, Lennon realized the value of educating people, with the hope that his ability to shed light on the process would lead some people to become clients. His educational workshops outline the many ways, largely unknown to average parents and advisors, to make college as affordable as possible. As he details on his website www.collegeplanningofpa.com, he helps families: 1) Prepare for the significant out of pocket expenses to get all their kids through college; 2) Find strategies to ensure they will get out of debt; 3) Supplement their retirement; 4) Minimize their tax burden; and 5) Develop a contingency plan, should something happen to one of the parents.

Lennon’s shift into the world of college planning started very unexpectedly. One of his tax clients had twin boys that were applying to college and asked him to help them fill out the forms while he was doing their personal return. Once he guided them through the process, the couple told their friends  -- and soon he was flooded with people calling him for his assistance with college applications.

“I’m very proud to say that we’ve grown to such a great extent that I am now training other college planners to do this work so that we can open College Planning Center satellite locations. I am currently transitioning to be able to focus all my time conducting workshops so that the planners I am hiring can help more families than I ever dreamed possible. It’s very gratifying to know that so many families and students have benefited from our hard work and individualized attention.”

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