College Drop-Off Day: Preparation Pays Off in More Ways than One
By Patricia Roberts September 4, 2017 Packing Up As the final phase of packing officially wound up and we prepared to head north for our son’s college drop off […]
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Shop Smart this Back to School Season
By: South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Administrator of Future Scholar College Savings Plan Date: August 28, 2017 As summer memories begin to fade and the excitement builds for the start […]
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What’s Missing from your Back to School Shopping List?
By Brian Moore, Senior Manager, Path2College 529 Plan August 15, 2017 Can you believe that summer is almost over and it’s already time for back to school shopping? Reports show […]
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The Summer Camp Blues
By Mary Anne Busse, Managing Director of Great Disclosure LLC August 2, 2017 I’ve sent my 9-year-old daughter, Emma, away to summer camp for the first time ever! While she was […]
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Saving for Young Children
By: Lynn Fitch, Mississippi State Treasurer July 17, 2017 Children dream big. They don’t see obstacles; they see opportunities. They want to fly a spaceship to Mars or be President […]
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Debunking the Myths of Prepaid College Tuition Plans
By Michelle Winner, Public Relations and Marketing Program Manager, Maryland 529 July 3, 2017 While Prepaid College Tuition plans have been in existence for more than 20 years, there are […]
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Teach Your Kids What They Won’t Learn in School
By Betty Lochner, Director of Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition program June 26, 2017 School may be out for the summer, but it’s the perfect time to teach some financial literacy […]
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Wisdom Given To Me By My Children
By: Jamie Canup, Partner Hirschler Fleischer June 18, 2017 I’m the (very) proud father of three (employed) millennials. They are each very different people and each has sought to follow […]
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Scholarship? Congratulations! Here’s how you can still use your 529 plan
By Tim Gorrell, Executive Director of Ohio Tuition Trust Authority June 12, 2017 Congratulations! Your child worked hard through all the challenges of high school and has earned a scholarship […]
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Prepaid Tuition: A Remedy for “Cost Disease”
By Richard Buckley, Director of Communications, Private College 529 Plan June 5, 2017 While scanning the newspaper recently, I noticed an article about the death of economist William Baumol. He […]
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Happy 529 Day!
By: Young Boozer, Treasurer, State of Alabama and Chair, CSPN May 25, 2017 There’s a certain phrase I’m known to use when talking about saving for college: “529 plans are […]
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Asking for a gift to a 529 instead of toys…Awkward or Okay?
By: Christine Stoll, Executive Director, IDeal – Idaho College Savings Program May 22, 2017 You value saving for college, but asking family and friends to help out (in lieu of […]