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 […]
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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 […]
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Celebrating 20 Years of Saving for College
By Patricia Roberts, CSPN Corporate Affiliate Chair and Betty Lochner, CSPN Past Chair October 3, 2016 As we bid farewell to National College Savings Month and the recent 20th anniversary […]
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College Launches Pilot Program to Match Students’ 529 Savings
By Sheila Bair, President, Washington College September 12, 2016 A while back, I wrote a book for youngsters called Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock. The premise was about twin […]
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Steps to the Future and the Role of College Savings
By Patricia Roberts CSPN Corporate Affiliate Chair It seems like just yesterday that I was dropping off my son for his very first day of school — pre-school. It was […]
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Hard-knock advice for freshmen – part 2
By Ashley Murdie, Former Financial Literacy Director, Kansas State Treasurer’s Office August 15, 2016 In the last post, Ashley offered three tips to help incoming college freshman avoid costly financial mistakes. […]
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Hard-knock advice for freshmen
By Ashley Murdie, Former Financial Literacy Director, Kansas State Treasurer’s Office August 9, 2016 Congratulations, freshman! You’ve successfully crossed the milestone of graduating high school and are now moving full […]
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Creative Ways to Keep Kids Learning in Summer
By Mary Morris, Virginia529 July 20, 2016 School may be out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean children stop learning. Summer provides many new and different opportunities to engage […]
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Turning Disappointment into Opportunity
By Lucas Minor, Associate Director for Marketing and Communications at Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) July 11, 2016 Over the Fourth of July weekend, I had the opportunity to go […]
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Here Comes the Sun, and I say It’s All Right
By Lucas Minor, Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition program March 21, 2016 At least once a year I question my sanity in choosing to live in a place that requires scuba […]
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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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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 […]