“Invest in a broad array of stocks and bonds and hold them for the long term.” 

Those who held General Motors stock and/or bonds in 2006 might disagree.  Same goes for WorldComm, Enron, Kodak, AT&T, Adelphia Cable, RIM/Blackberry, JCPenney and …

If I used the title “retirement account” my following might go up about ten-fold.  All of us are a little nervous as markets reach historic highs and the future seems anything but rosy.  I write this as the government is …

For a variety of reasons, the advancement / development / fundraising operations of an institution tend to operate in ways that drive CFOs nuts.  Since no rebuttals are accommodated on this blogsite, you may be expecting me to unload on …

I found this article on tuition freezes and reductions.  It reiterates my issues with it.  Actually, it recommends that the reduction only apply to new students.  Some have attempted to apply it to everyone and wind up with less tuition …

Attention now turns from revenues to costs.  And, I turn from preachin’ to meddln’

Many of the institutions I interface with have been confronting an unreliable revenue stream.  That’s a fancy way of saying that enrollment has been heading southward …

This is based on some interaction I have had with a few of you after my latest posting about cutting prices.  Consider these six questions and answers:

1. What are the potential issues for future years?

For starters, your price increases …

To say that the sticker price for higher ed is eye-popping is an understatement.  NACUBO reports that the average cost of tuition, room, board, fees and books is around $38,000 for a private institution.  To earn a net pay of …

One of the more disturbing letters a President may receive comes from the Department of Education, indicating that the institution has failed to meet the minimum standards for financial responsibility.  Out of a possible score of 3.0, the letters are …

(Note:  This is a reprint of a June 23 entry that I had originally published on my website, http://cfocolleague.net)

As I visit various institutions there is a typical sequence of conversation.  Introductions are made, backgrounds are shared and …

I had a great high school basketball coach.  Mind you, he benched me my senior year and it took me a few years to understand why (now it is painfully obvious how wise he was) but he took a ragtag …