Gifting – the Long Game
By Paula Smith, Senior Vice President, Product Strategy and Development – Retirement and College Savings, Voya Investment Management May 25, 2021 My nephew was born in 2005. As the only grandchild […]
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Give the Gift Students Deserve
The Case for Gifting 529 Contributions This Graduation Season By Hon. Fiona Ma, CPA, State Treasurer of California May 18, 2021 As we approach summer, students of all ages […]
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Gratitude and Support for Moms on Mother’s Day and Beyond
By Patricia Roberts, Chief Operating Officer, Gift of College, Inc. May 6, 2021 This past year was like no other in recent history and among those who bore the greatest brunt of […]
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Facts about 529s for Financial Literacy Month
By Jørn Earl Otte, Hartford Funds’ Strategic Marketing Consultant for SMART529 in West Virginia May 4, 2021 We all intuitively know that the more education or training our children can […]
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How to Prepare Your Child for College
By Meredith Clement, Managing Editor, Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority April 20, 2021 College is filled with new experiences, challenges and adventures, and for each student, it plays a pivotal role in […]
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How Tax Benefits Help Boost the Value of Your College Savings
How valuable are the tax advantages associated with 529 plans? And how do they work? By Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer & Chair of the College Savings Plans Network April 13, […]
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CSPN Partners With Invite Education For College Savings Solutions
April 7, 2021 The College Savings Plans Network (CSPN) is about to launch the go-to research tool for college savers. Later this month, CSPN will be launching a powerful new […]
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Dear Dash … College Prep Survival in High School
March 30, 2021 Dear Dash, Like my grown-ups, I’m a planner. Can you give me some tips for how I can be ready to survive college preparation in high […]
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READING, WRITING … AND FINANCIAL LITERACY
By Hon. Curtis Loftis, State Treasurer of South Carolina March 23, 2021 Where did you learn about personal finance? Did a patient parent explain the difference between spending for what […]
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Spring into a Bright Future
By the Honorable Michael L. Fitzgerald, Iowa State Treasurer March 16, 2021 In the Midwest, we look forward to spring as the days are longer and brighter, the snow is […]
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About 529s: Is it a Myth? or a Fact?
By Jørn Earl Otte, Strategic Marketing Consultant, Hartford Funds SMART529 March 9, 2021 Welcome to March! (I think we’ve had enough madness for one year, don’t you?) 529 plans have […]
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It’s time to make sure more Americans are ABLE to save
By Hon. Stacy Garrity, Pennsylvania State Treasurer March 2, 2021 The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 opened doors to financial empowerment for millions of people in […]