College
529 Plans
CHICAGO, Sept 20- Parents who are counting on savings in 529 plans to pay for college this year or next could be in for an unpleasant surprise. Right when they need the money most to cover costs for tuition and dormitory rooms, they could find their 529 stash has dwindled. Most 529 money for students about to go to college is placed in bonds by fund managers.
CHICAGO, Sept 20- Parents who are counting on savings in 529 plans to pay for college this year or next could be in for an unpleasant surprise. Right when they need the money most to cover costs for tuition and dormitory rooms, they could find their 529 stash has dwindled. Most 529 money for students about to go to college is placed in bonds by fund managers.
Here are five tips from the pros on how to put together a successful college funding strategy, even at the 11th hour.
Don’t let these excuses be the reason you don’t use a 529 plan when it comes to college savings.
Financial advisors agree that this gift changes lives.
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Many American families hope to pay 70-percent of higher education costs for their children.
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These plans weathered the financial crisis and the recession and came out on top. Here's why.
Senate votes to expand college savings accounts. CNBC's Morgan Brennan reports.
President Obama has dropped his controversial proposal to tax 529 plans, but as CNBC's Sharon Epperson reports, the ability to withdraw tax-fee funds for higher education isn't the only reason these plans are an attractive vehicle for millions of families to save for college.
CNBC's John Harwood explains the Administration's idea for taxing 529 plans and discusses why tax reform is going to be so difficult.
Many say 529 savings plans are the best way to save for college, but interest in them is cooling.
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