Types of College Savings Accounts

When it comes to saving money for college, there are a lot of options. A parents saving money for children’s college fund there are different ways to title those accounts, jointly or otherwise. Believe it or not, saving up money so your kid can go to college is a lot more about actually doing it, than how you do it. Most parents let a sizable amount of time pass in between college investments and that is a much bigger deal than exactly which kind of college savings account is right for you. Ways to Save Money for College Assuming you don’t want to stick money into a mattress, you are going to need some kind of bank account or other financial account to store up that money you need to save and invest. Here are the options. 529 College Savings Plans If the 529 plan came first, there wouldn’t be so many other ways to save for college. It is, quite simply, the best possible way to invest for college for most people. A 529 college account works a lot like a Roth IRA plan for college. You don’t get a federal income tax deduction for your contributions, but the …

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Complete Definitive Guide to 529 Plans

For some reason, I thought I had written about 529 plans to death. After all, figuring out a way to pay for a child’s college education is a top priority for many people, and something I worked on a lot when I was a financial planner. More than that, I’m also a dad with a couple of rug rats that I’ll want to send off to get a great education, and then on to a wonderful life in the real world unencumbered by the all too common, crushing student loan debt. So, naturally, I think a lot about how education planning and college savings fit into a person’s personal financial plan. And, usually when something money related stays on my mind, I write about it a lot. Then, a family member shot me a message asking a question about paying for college for her growing sons. I figured I’d send her a dozen links to all my best college saving advice and 529 plan information. Only, it turns out, I haven’t covered near as much over the years as I thought I had. So, starting Wednesday, I’ll be cranking out the Complete Definitive Guide to 529 Plans and College Savings …

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