A Fresh Look at Prepaid Tuition Plans
By Mississippi State Treasurer Lynn Fitch December 5, 2016 With the continued growth of 529 college savings plans, the dialogue on saving for higher education is a fast-moving target. We’ve […]
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Celebrate Giving Tuesday With A 529 Contribution
By Tim Gorrell, Executive Director, Ohio Tuition Trust Authority November 28, 2016 Ahh, the holidays — it’s the most wonderful time of the year! You’ve finally finished the Thanksgiving turkey […]
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Happy Thanksgiving
By Francesca Nelson, Public Affairs Officer – Maryland 529 November 21, 2016 Thanksgiving: A day for people to come together for food, football, family and friends. It’s the time of […]
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Put College on your Shopping or Wish List this Holiday Season
By Patricia Roberts, Chair of the CSPN Corporate Affiliate Committee November 15, 2016 With the recent arrival of my grand niece, Caroline, whose christening I will be attending later this […]
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Don’t Be Afraid of Saving In A 529 Plan
Tim Gorrell, executive director of Ohio Tuition Trust Authority October 31, 2016 Ghosts and ghouls, skeletons and zombies, haunted houses and 529s. You can be scared by things that go […]
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A Very Early Start on Saving for College
By Emily Bjornberg, Director of Financial Education, Office of Connecticut State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier October 26, 2016 Academic studies have shown that a child with a college savings account […]
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Raiding Your Kids’ 529 Account is Scary Stuff
By Hon. Michael L. Fitzgerald, State Treasurer, State of Iowa October 17, 2016 For many people, October and Halloween mean tricks and treats and anything scary, with frightening movies playing […]
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Facing your college-financing fears
By Maria Bruno, Vanguard October 10, 2016 Higher education is expensive—frighteningly expensive. For most parents, providing for their children’s college education is second only to retirement as their largest investment […]
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Celebrating 20 Years of Saving for College
By Patricia Roberts, CSPN Corporate Affiliate Chair and Betty Lochner, CSPN Past Chair October 3, 2016 As we bid farewell to National College Savings Month and the recent 20th anniversary […]
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Investing in a Legacy: Save Early and Often for Grandchildren’s College
By Young Boozer, Treasurer, State of Alabama and Chair, CSPN September 29, 2016 Comedy writer Gene Perret once said, “What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, […]
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New Report Shows Positive Growth for 529 Plans in First Half of 2016
By Young Boozer, Alabama State Treasurer & CSPN Chair September 20, 2016 Today, the College Savings Plans Network published its 2016 Mid-Year Report. Results show a record level of total […]
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529 plans come to you
By Anna Scimemi September 18, 2016 As a family, you know you need to save for college costs, but you might not know where to begin. Or perhaps you’re too […]