Discover five essential risks of investing in 529 plans and how to avoid them, ensuring you maximize education savings for your child's future.

A 529 savings plan works in some respects like a Roth retirement savings plan. This kind of 529 allows account holders to ...

Learn how to use your 529 plan to cover study-abroad expenses like tuition, fees, and room and board at eligible foreign ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN)—For parents, grandparents, really anyone interested in saving for higher education, Ohio’s 529 Plan is a learning resource designed to answer most of your questions about college ...

529 Plan Basics When you open a 529 account for a child or other person (you can open an account for an adult), the account is funded with “after-tax” dollars. Basically, that means there are no ...

Once viewed narrowly as college savings tools, 529 plans have significantly evolved through a series of legislative changes. They are now among the most flexible and tax-efficient financial tools ...

529 education savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education. Why are some people hesitant to use them? One common concern is oversaving. You can only use 529 ...

A 529 college savings plan can be a powerful tool when saving for future education expenses because investments in the plan can increase tax-free, but many savers don't take full advantage of all the ...

Question: We just became grandparents and would like to set up a college fund for our new grandchild. We were recently advised that we could open a “Section 529” plan to safely invest for our ...