529 Day is Here: Keep Those Dreams Moving Forward
By Betty Lochner, 529forCollege Liaison May 26, 2020 This week on May 29, we celebrate National 529 Day! It’s a day set aside to increase awareness of and participation in 529 […]
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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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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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Picking a 529 Plan … by the Numbers
By Bob Cole, President/CEO, Private College 529 Plan March 3, 2020 Many families who are saving for college are aware that there are two kinds of 529 plans – […]
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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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Why Open a 529 Plan?
By 529forCollege.com January 29, 2020 An astronaut. A train engineer. A banker. These are the kinds of professions that call for higher education, which can also lead to a substantial […]
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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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The Dream of a Better Future for My Children
By Mary Lehman, Senior Director, Marketing, TIAA In recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on Jan. 15 and the national holiday on Jan. 20, I was inspired to […]
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Build your 529 with automated contributions
By Bryn Ramjoue, Marketing Director, my529 January 7, 2020 By the time you read this, if you’re anything like most people, you have likely set some New Year’s resolutions—and […]