A Fresh Look at Prepaid Tuition Plans
By Mississippi State Treasurer Lynn Fitch December 5, 2016 With the continued growth of 529 college savings plans, the dialogue on saving for higher education is a fast-moving target. We’ve […]
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Happy Thanksgiving
By Francesca Nelson, Public Affairs Officer – Maryland 529 November 21, 2016 Thanksgiving: A day for people to come together for food, football, family and friends. It’s the time of […]
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Put College on your Shopping or Wish List this Holiday Season
By Patricia Roberts, Chair of the CSPN Corporate Affiliate Committee November 15, 2016 With the recent arrival of my grand niece, Caroline, whose christening I will be attending later this […]
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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 […]