Although the EFC formula is adjusted from year to year, in general it incorporates 20 % of a student's
assets (money, investments, business interests, and real estate); 50 % of a student's income (
after a $ 6,420
threshold); 2.6 % to 5.6 % of the parents»
assets (not including the family house and retirement
assets owned by parents or child); and 22 % to 47 % of a parent's income (based on a sliding scale).
But when you're rebalancing with
thresholds, you'll only make trades
after one
asset class tanks hard — and you'll be buying that beat - up
asset.