Encourage College Savings Gifts for Graduation
By Young Boozer, State Treasurer of Alabama May 16, 2023 The high school graduating class of 2023 will soon be walking across the stage, accepting their hard-earned diplomas, and moving […]
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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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Former CSPN Chair shares his Five Maxims of Life
By Young Boozer, Former Alabama State Treasurer January 16, 2019 Earlier this week, I stepped down as Treasurer of Alabama. During my two terms, I have become a proud […]
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It’s Back to School!
By Young Boozer, Alabama State Treasurer and past Chair of CSPN August 27, 2018 What an exciting time of year—6-year-old children skeptically attending first grade, 17-year-old teenagers excitedly entering […]
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It’s National College Savings Month!
By: Young Boozer, Treasurer, State of Alabama and Chair, CSPN September 25, 2017 Each year, The College Savings Plans Network (CSPN) focuses on September, as students are heading back to […]
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Happy 529 Day!
By: Young Boozer, Treasurer, State of Alabama and Chair, CSPN May 25, 2017 There’s a certain phrase I’m known to use when talking about saving for college: “529 plans are […]
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CSPN 2016 Year-End 529 Report Released: Total investments reached $275 billion with 12.9 million accounts open nationwide
Today the College Savings Plans Network (CSPN) released its Year-End 529 Report for 2016. As chair, I always enjoy seeing the progress made over the year, and this year did […]
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Beginnings
By Young Boozer, Treasurer, State of Alabama and Chair, CSPN January 4, 2017 This is the beginning of a new blog. More importantly, this is the beginning of a new […]
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Investing in a Legacy: Save Early and Often for Grandchildren’s College
By Young Boozer, Treasurer, State of Alabama and Chair, CSPN September 29, 2016 Comedy writer Gene Perret once said, “What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, […]
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New Report Shows Positive Growth for 529 Plans in First Half of 2016
By Young Boozer, Alabama State Treasurer & CSPN Chair September 20, 2016 Today, the College Savings Plans Network published its 2016 Mid-Year Report. Results show a record level of total […]
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September is College Savings Month
By Young Boozer, Treasurer, State of Alabama and Chair, CSPN September 6, 2016 As this is the “back to school” season of the year, whether it’s to kindergarten or college, […]
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Savings for Your Baby’s College: Building Habit Early is Key
By Young Boozer, Treasurer, State of Alabama and Chair, CSPN June 2, 2016 From my own experience – and those of countless others – having a child is something for […]