College Savings Tips for the Elementary School Years
Deborah Goodkin, Program Manager, NEST 529 College Savings Plans, First National Bank of Omaha October 22, 2018 I’m sure that many parents of elementary-aged children can agree: it seems like […]
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A NOT SO SCARY REPORT
By Mary Anne Busse, Managing Director, Great Disclosure LLC October 16, 2018 It’s October, so you know what that means: pumpkins, trick or treating and scary activities! Believe it or not, […]
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Fall into Good Financial Habits: September Means It’s Time to Save
If you’re like me, you can’t help but love this time of year. Fall has arrived, bringing a welcome reprieve from the heat of summer; the leaves are starting to […]
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Dear Dash … College Savings Advice from Alaska
Dear Dash, I’m planning to go to college someday. My mom started a 529 account for me. Can you give me some tips on how to grow my college savings? […]
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September is College Savings Month and a Whole Lot More
By Betty Lochner, former chair of CSPN September 11, 2018 One of the primary goals of the College Savings Plans Network (CSPN) is to build awareness of the importance of […]
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Break it Down to Build It Up: Think Small to Save Big for College
By Patricia Roberts September 4, 2018 A strategy that starts with a detailed vision of the end goal and breaks the 18-year saving horizon into a more immediate timeframe […]
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It’s Back to School!
By Young Boozer, Alabama State Treasurer and past Chair of CSPN August 27, 2018 What an exciting time of year—6-year-old children skeptically attending first grade, 17-year-old teenagers excitedly entering […]
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Tips for College Freshmen: Costly Lessons I Learned and Pitfalls to Avoid
By Regina Carmon August 21, 2018 Incoming freshmen head off to their first day of college with an incredible amount of knowledge gained in the years leading up to […]
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Back to School Savings Tips and Tricks
By: South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Administrator of Future Scholar College Savings Plan August 15, 2018 It’s that time of year! The season of searching for No. 2 pencils, brightly colored […]
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Michigan’s Prepaid college tuition turns 30
By Heather Barthelmes, Analyst, Michigan Education Trust (MET) August 7, 2018 Thirty years ago, the iPhone didn’t exist; we didn’t get answers to our questions from Siri, Alexa or even […]
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It Takes a Village
Hon. Michael L. Fitzgerald, State Treasurer, State of Iowa July 25, 2018 I’ve been known to repeat the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” For me, […]
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Using Your 529 Beyond College
By James DiUlio, Chair of the College Savings Plans Network July 18, 2018 Enrolling in a 529 plan is a valuable savings option for people of all ages who want to […]