For any parent with a child in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade, now is the time to strategize how to maximize your access to both merit-based and need-based financial aid.

These are the graduation gifts to buy, whether you want to celebrate your son or daughter or need an affordable gift to bring to your neighbor’s graduation barbecue.

Graduation is one of those unique milestones in life that’s both exciting and nerve-wracking. It’s worth celebrating, but it ...