The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: 529 Day
By Mary Morris, Virginia529 May 23, 2016 If you’re like me, you can’t help but love this time of year. The flowers are blooming, the weather is warming up, school […]
Tag Archives: college
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Scholarships and 529 plans work together
By Tim Gorrell, Executive Director, Ohio Tuition Trust Authority, CollegeAdvantage 529 May 16, 2016 Imagine this – as high school graduation approaches, more papers arrive from your child’s chosen university, […]
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Saving for college: It’s easier than you think when you know the facts
By Charu Gross Head of Vanguard’s Education Savings Group May 10, 2016 I love watching my toddler learn. It’s truly rewarding (and often hilarious) to observe his determination when he’s […]
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A Mom is Thankful for Prepaid Tuition
By Nancy Farmer, President, Private College 529 Plan May 2, 2016 With Mother’s Day coming up this week, I recalled a note I received recently from one of our account […]
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Inching your way to college
By Lael Oldmixon, UA College Savings Plan My son is closing in on his final days of kindergarten before he graduates to first grade. If this year is any indication, […]
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Spring Cleaning Tips: Seven Ways to Improve Your Relationship with Money
By Betty Lochner Director of Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program April 18, 2016 My parents were children during the great depression. Because of this, they taught me to think […]
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Student Debt: Treat the Disease – Not Just the Symptoms
By Nancy Farmer President, Private College 529 Plan April 4, 2016 For the past few months, I’ve seen news story after news story about companies rolling out a new benefit […]
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Financial Literacy Education is a Necessary Investment in Our Youth
By Hon. Lynn Fitch, Mississippi State Treasurer and CSPN Executive Board Member March 28, 2016 I once had a coworker tell me a story about her daughter and an overdrawn […]
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Total 529 Plan Investments Reach $253 billion in 2015
By Hon. Young Boozer, State Treasurer of Alabama & 2016 chair of the College Savings Plans Network March 15, 2016 Today, the College Savings Plans Network published its 2015 Year-End […]
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Use your four-leaf clover for more than luck
By Hon. Michael L. Fitzgerald, State Treasurer of Iowa March 9, 2016 This St. Patrick’s Day, don’t leave your college savings to luck – but do look to your four-leaf […]
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February, the Short Month
Rachel Biar Assistant State Treasurer, Nebraska February 22, 2016 While February may have fewer days than other months, it is filled with healthy hearts, hearts of St. Valentine, presidents, snow […]
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Is Your Child Our Nation’s Next President?
Nicolette Johnston Public Information Officer for the Nevada State Treasurer’s Office February 15, 2016 One can dream, right? We all have dreams of what we want to be when we […]