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  • Beginnings

    By Young Boozer, Treasurer, State of Alabama and Chair, CSPN January 4, 2017 This is the beginning of a new blog. More importantly, this is the beginning of a new […]

  • Don’t Miss Out On 529 Tax Advantages!

    By: Tim Gorrell, Executive Director, Ohio Tuition Trust Authority December 27, 2016 As you’re wrapping up the gifts and your 2016 to-do list, review your 529 account and check that […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]