529 Fact: Find Your Why
By Marissa Rowe, Executive Director, Indiana Education Savings Authority April 16, 2025 (Reprint from April 9, 2024) It’s National Financial Literacy Month. If you’re reading this post, then one of […]
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529 Account Facts: Saving for Yourself, Your Child, or a Loved One
By Devon Copeland, Senior Communications Associate, Invest529 April 2, 2025 April is Financial Literacy Month, making it the perfect time to take a fresh look at how you’re planning for […]
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Direct Deposit is a Direct Down Payment on the Future
By Troy Montigney, Vice President, Ascensus Automation has the power to change your life. No, I’m not talking about artificial intelligence (thankfully, that’s a conversation for another time and place) […]
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529 College Savings Plans: A Smart Way to Fund Registered Apprenticeship Programs
Apprenticeship programs provide an affordable pathway to a career, but they still come with costs. Thanks to the 2019 SECURE Act, funds saved in a 529 college savings plan can […]
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March Mythness – Some Myths and Facts about 529s
By Jørn Earl Otte, Hartford Funds’ Strategic Marketing Consultant for SMART529 in West Virginia We all intuitively know that the more education our children can obtain, the better their chances […]
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Serenity Now! Prepay Today for That Perfect Peace of Mind
As a kid, my exposure to pop culture was limited by the fact that I grew up in a rural area where our giant outdoor TV antenna picked up exactly […]
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2024 529 Savings Plan Data Shows Strong Growth—Now Is the Time to Start Saving!
The latest 2024 data for 529 college savings plans is in, and the numbers are impressive! With over 16.96 million accounts nationwide, 529 plans are continuing to gain traction as […]
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Expand 529 Offerings: Employers can lead the way by boosting education savings through workplace outreach
By Dave Dominick, Assistant Director of Marketing and Outreach for the Pennsylvania Treasury Department February 18, 2025 List of “must haves” for a competitive benefits package. That sound of silence […]
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Lots To Love About 529s!
By Lael M. Oldmixon, M.Ed. , is the Executive Director of the Education Trust of Alaska February 11, 2025 My relationship with the 529 education savings industry started after the […]
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529 Flexibility for Trade and Vocational Schools
By: South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Administrator of Future Scholar College Savings Plan February 4, 2025 Chances are, if you ask a group of children what they would like to be […]