In the beginning, Felicia worked primarily with parents of young children who were interested in providing for their children's future college eduction. But she kept running into parents of high school students who were very concerned about how they were going to pay the high cost of college. Many of them were looking at taking money from their retirement plans, incurring additional debt, or suggesting their children consider "less expensive" colleges. After having to tell the parents of a high school senior that it was too late to save enough to pay for college, and seeing the disappointment on their faces, Felicia decided to educate herself on the financial aid rules and regulations to see if "something" could be done. In doing the research, she realized that there is a big difference between getting into college and graduating from college - and the difference often is having the money necessary to complete a student's education.


Felicia Caldwell Gopaul is a parent and committed advocate to families wanting to afford the colleges that admit their children through graduation. She is Certified Financial Planner® professional and a Certified College Planning Specialist - one of less than 500 people in the United States with that designation. In addition, she is the president of College Funding Resource and the creator of the CollegeExpertsTalk product and system which helps educate families on how to make college an affordable reality, without jeopardizing the family's retirement and other financial priorities.

Mrs. Gopaul was a guest speaker at Joseph Hurley’s Savingforcollege.com 529 Boot Camp for Advisors, a presenter at the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc Financial Planning Clinic, has been a guest on Point of View, Daily Connections, Protect Your American Dream and What's In Your Hand. She has contributed her views and articles that appeared in The Star-Ledger, Garden State Woman Magazine, The Bottom Line, MorningstarAdvisor.com and divorce360.com. Mrs. Gopaul is highly sought after and has spoken at: Anderson Consulting, Mitchell & Titus LLP, Department of Treasury - US Mint, New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, Social Security Administration and many other organizations.

Felicia is a member of the National Institute of Certified College Planners and the New Jersey Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

She lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey with her husband Nigel and two daughters.