Richard Flaherty Quotations

Many (of these) services are legitimate. But some have overzealous salespeople making promises that aren't realistic and some are outright scams.

Many (of these) services are legitimate, ... But some have overzealous salespeople making promises that aren't realistic and some are outright scams.

There are a lot of students that are going to college uninsured. And for those that are insured, there is not a lot of knowledge about what scenarios can effect that coverage.

We do discourage playing one off the other,

As the cost of higher education increases, parents are very anxious to find outside sources of financing.

Every year, we go through the same thing. We don't have any money. I don't like public employees being pounded on. It's not our fault.

These search services -- even the legitimate ones - should be viewed as a supplement. If parents and students are willing to do the work themselves, they can find out more about grants and scholarships than any service could.

Compare the bottom line among them and narrow it down to one or two schools,

This is one of many items that we ask parents to focus upon when they're sending the student back to school. Take a look at your insurance and make sure you're covered.

There's a huge opportunity for Washington companies, but you can't just sit back casually and think it's going to come to you.

Students today are going to college with a lot more valuable articles than their parents did it can add up. Parents need to make a decision about whether they want to take a chance with that.