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Finally A Crack In Never Ending College Tuition Increases

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Mark Melin
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The majority of colleges and universities increase their tuition like clockwork, a U.S. News report shows. In state University tuition have been risingthe most, significantly outpacing general inflation. But the trend is starting to slow. In fact, a Moody’s report out September 25 highlighted colleges who are part of a trend towards significantly lowering their tuition costs – a trend that can be perilous if not properly handled.

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University Tuition

Harvard University tuition has increased 17 times over since the 1971-72 school year to just over $45,000 in 2015. Meanwhile, consumer prices increased near five times since then, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

But it’s not just elite schools seeing witnessing...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.