LEAVING A LEGACY OF EDUCATION
By Betty Lochner, Director, Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program January 15, 2018 You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. ~ Martin Luther […]
Tag Archives: higher education
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New Year, New Ways to Save
By: South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis, Administrator of Future Scholar Date: January 10, 2018 Happy New Year! It feels like 2017 came and went in the blink of an eye. […]
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Oh no, not another Resolution Blog
By Jim DiUlio, Director, Wisconsin 529 College Savings Program & CSPN Chair January 4, 2017 We all know resolutions evaporate in weeks. (see February statistics: heath club memberships down, ice […]
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DON’T LET THE TAX TAIL WAG THE DOG
By: Jamie Canup, Partner, Hirschler Fleischer December 27, 2017 The end of the year is a time when many make last minute contributions to the charity of their choice, in […]
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Guide Gift Conversations To Your Child’s College Savings
By: Tim Gorrell, Executive Director, Ohio Tuition Trust Authority December 18, 2017 Why is it so hard to start the conversation about a college fund? Parents tell us they would […]
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Saving for high school students
By Kelly Mitchell, Indiana State Treasurer December 5, 2017 Just heard of 529 Plan accounts? Already have children in high school? You may assume that it is too late to […]
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U.S. Senate passed HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by a vote of 51-49. 12.2.17
This bill would allow 529 plan account owners to use their account to pay eligible K-12 education expenses. The U. S. House of Representatives will consider the bill on Monday, […]
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Holiday Gifts for Tots to Teens
As Easy as 5-2-9 By Patricia Roberts, CSPN Corporate Affiliate Chair November 13, 2017 With Thanksgiving just around the corner and Black Friday and Cyber Monday immediately following, gift giving is […]
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Thank You Veterans
GI Bill & 529 Plans Cover College Costs By Tim Gorrell, Executive Director, Ohio Tuition Trust Authority There are over 20 million Veterans in the United States today and nearly […]
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529 Plans Can Conquer Student Loan Debt Fears
By Tim Gorrell, Executive Director, Ohio Tuition Trust Authority October 30, 2017 Do you wake up in the middle of the night, your mind swirling from a nightmare about future […]
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Saving For Middle Schoolers in a 529 Plan
By Hon. Michael L. Fitzgerald, State Treasurer, State of Iowa October 17, 2017 There’s only a few months left in 2017, and it seems like the year has flown by […]
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States explore Child Development Accounts to promote saving thru 529 plans
By Jill Young Miller Communications Specialist, Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis Four states have created statewide Child Development Account (CDA) policies, and a new report […]