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Oklahoma started a project 14 years ago to find out if creating a savings account for newborns woul…

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According to JP Morgan Funds, 69% of the money set aside for a college education is held in cash ac…

A 529 plan is an investment account earmarked for educational expenses. Earnings and withdrawals ar…

But the offerings in 529 plans vary from state to state, meaning families need to do their due dili…

You pay a monthly premium determined by your time frame and chosen value, and that money is investe…

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Among families with college savings, 30% of the total amount of money saved is in tax-advantaged 52…

Yet Fidelity found in its 8th Annual College Savings Indicator Study that nearly half of parents th…

The Fidelity study attributes millennials' ambitious college savings plans to their own struggles w…

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Since the plans are state-sponsored, each state runs one or more of their own, and savers are allow…

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Annual contribution limits for most 529 plans are high, starting at $235,000 in some states. Howeve…

But despite this increase, the study found that just 29% of parents are on track to reach their sav…

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