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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Mary Nickeson, Senior Vice President, Invite Education February 23, 2021 One common misconception about paying for college is that parental assets and savings will greatly hurt your child’s chances of […]
By Patricia Roberts, Chief Operating Officer, Gift of College, Inc. February 9, 2021 As a parent of a college student, there’s a lot that I and my family have grown to love […]
By Heather Barthelmes, Michigan Education Trust February 2, 2021 If I have learned anything over the last year, it is that uncertainty is guaranteed. My 5-year-old son was sent home […]
By Jørn Earl Otte, Hartford Funds’ Strategic Marketing Consultant, SMART529 January 28, 2021 The idea of saving for college or trade school can be scary, and the options available can […]
By: South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Administrator of Future Scholar College Savings Plan January 19, 2021 All parents want their kids to grow up to be financially independent and able […]