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• COLUMN-Don't let that 529 college plan hurt your financial aid Monday, 29 Apr 2013 | 11:46 AM ET

  NEW YORK, April 29- Tax-advantaged 529 college-savings plans have been a huge help for many students and their families as the costs of higher education have soared. But if you're applying for financial aid you need to know how these accounts will affect your bottom line.

• Morningstar: 529 college savings plans up in 2012 despite some lags Monday, 22 Apr 2013 | 4:39 PM ET

  NEW YORK, April 22- Families saving for college poured billions of dollars into U.S. 529 education savings plans over the past five years, even as these plans' performance lagged behind other investments like mutual funds, investment research company Morningstar Inc said on Monday.

• YOUR MONEY-Assets climb in 529 accounts, but few use them Tuesday, 12 Mar 2013 | 12:00 AM ET

  NEW YORK, March 12- Assets in 529 plans climbed to nearly $200 billion in 2012, but the number of families drawing from their accounts to pay for college was just a fraction of the growing student population, according to a report on the plans released on Tuesday by the College Savings Plans Network.