Joe Messinger, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, CCFC is on a mission to end the student loan crisis one family at a time. He created the innovative College Pre-Approval™ system and has trained thousands of advisors across the country on how to seamlessly guide families through the college funding maze with confidence and ease.
Messinger is a Co-Founder of College Aid Pro™, the award-winning FinTech solution that takes the hassle out of late-stage college planning. A proud graduate of Penn State University, he is also a Partner and Director of College Planning at Capstone Wealth Partners, a fee-only RIA.
Joe serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the American Institute of Certified College Financial Consultants (AICCFC) and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) Foundation College Affordability Project.
He is an industry thought leader in college financial planning. He regularly speaks at industry conferences for the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA), and the XY Planning Network (XYPN). His work has been featured in The Journal for Financial Planning, Financial Advisor Magazine, US News, and Bloomberg, to name a few.