The
529 Plan has grown by more than $120 million in the past two years; what do you attribute the growth to?
The House Ways and Means Committee's tax plan, released Thursday, expands the qualified expenses associated with a 529 college savings plan, which "may help to reduce parents' concerns" about limitations associated with the plans and make investing in a
529 plan "more palatable," according to Martha Kortiak Mert, chief growth officer for Savingforcollege.
2 billion being held in
529 plan accounts, an increase of 5.
A grandparent can set up a
529 plan for her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, or other generations of offspring.
Given exponentially rising college education costs, the appeal of these investment vehicles has been expanding such that now almost every state has multiple
529 plan options.
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Among families that had opened
529 plans, the majority were happy with their decision, and 64% indicated a high degree of confidence in their current
529 plan.
They invest $6,000 a year in state A's
529 plan, putting the money into a stock fund; the Parkers also invest $4,000 a year in state B's
529 plan, using a bond fund there.
which provides credit-building services to businesses, announced plans to match, up to a certain amount, its employees'
529 plan contributions.
Most people know they can save for their children's college educations through a
529 plan, but what isn't so widely known is that 529s can be used to pay for adults to go back to school as well.
A
529 Plan is an education savings plan operated by the state or an educational institution.
