Give a Gift that Grows with your Graduate!
By Devon Copeland, Senior Communications Associate, Virginia529 May 19, 2020 This graduation season doesn’t look like it has in years past, with an abbreviated academic year for many students and […]
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Gear Up for Summer Savings
By Hon. Michael L. Fitzgerald, State Treasurer, State of Iowa May 5, 2020 The spring semester for this school year has been frustrating and stress-inducing for many students and […]
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High Schoolers’Parents’ Survival Guide to Preparing for CollegeBy: South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Administrator of Future Scholar College Savings Plan April 28, 2020 To an eighth or ninth grader, college may seem like a journey to be […]
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How to Prepare Your Child for College
By Vivian Tsai, Senior Director of TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. April 7, 2020 If I had written this blog post at any other time before today, I likely would have […]
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THE LUCK OF THE IRISH
By Mary Anne Busse, Managing Director, Great Disclosure LLC March 17, 2020 Many communities around the country have fun St. Patrick’s Day traditions. Perhaps the most famous celebration is the […]
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How to Turn “When I Grow Up, I Want to Be…” Into “Look What I’ve Become” With a 529 Plan
By Fernando Diaz, Chief Financial Product Officer, Office of Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs February 25, 2020 From as early as preschool, parents start asking their kids, “What do you […]
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Counting on a scholarship? A 529 plan still makes sense
By: South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Administrator of Future Scholar College Savings Plan February 18, 2020 Most parents think that their children are the smartest and most talented kids around, and […]
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Dear Dash . . . 529, will you be mine?
Dear Dash, My grown-up says that there’s a lot to love about 529 plans. Mine is as old as I am! What do you love about 529s? Love, Gemma (age […]
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Crunching Numbers
By 529forCollege.com January 29, 2020 When Ted Wagner goes to college and studies to be a forensic accountant – a hybrid with the sleuthing skills of a detective and the bookkeeping […]
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Making Saving Fun for Kids
By Michael Fitzgerald, Iowa State Treasurer January 21, 2020 As adults, we know how important it is to save and find ways to feel financially secure. However, getting our […]
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Enter to Win $500 This Holiday Season
By Betty Lochner, 529forCollege Liaison “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” – Benjamin Franklin. This holiday season, give the gift that kids won’t break, outgrow […]
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Dear Dash … I need a gift I will never outgrow …
Dear Dash, Grandma and Grandpa keep asking me what kind of gifts I would like this year! I love getting toys, and I think I can never have enough. But […]