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Study reveals parents could have saved $20,000 more for college
http://www.savingforcollege.com/articles/study-reveals-parents-could-have-saved-20000-more-for-college-962
Posted: 2016-08-25
Fidelity Investments' launched their 10th Annual College Savings Indicator Study. The study finds that looking back, more than half of parents admit they could have saved more for college each month. Just how much more? You may be surprised - Overall, this year's study finds many promising strides in college savings since the first survey in 2007.
Highlights from the 10th Annual College Savings Indicator Study include:
- Positive progress report: The number of parents saving for college is at an all-time high. Nearly three-in-four parents have started saving and 41 percent are investing in 529 plans. Citing their own experiences managing student loan debt after graduation, parents plan to spare their kids by footing even more of the bill.
- ...But there's still room to earn a better grade: Although we've seen an increase in saving, on average, parents are still only on track to reach less than a third of their college funding goal (29%) by the time their child heads to campus.
- A little extra credit that could go a long way: We asked parents with kids in 10th grade and higher if, looking back, they could have saved more each month – a full 50 percent said they could have saved at least $50 or more a month. Did you know those extra $50 have the potential to accumulate to nearly $20,000 over 18 years?
For more information, check out our infographic below and executive summary , which further dig into this year's findings.
RELATED: The magic number for college savings
Fidelity Investments' launched their 10th Annual College Savings Indicator Study. The study finds that looking back, more than half of parents admit they could have saved more for college each month. Just how much more? You may be surprised - Overall, this year's study finds many promising strides in college savings since the first survey in 2007.
Highlights from the 10th Annual College Savings Indicator Study include:
- Positive progress report: The number of parents saving for college is at an all-time high. Nearly three-in-four parents have started saving and 41 percent are investing in 529 plans. Citing their own experiences managing student loan debt after graduation, parents plan to spare their kids by footing even more of the bill.
- ...But there's still room to earn a better grade: Although we've seen an increase in saving, on average, parents are still only on track to reach less than a third of their college funding goal (29%) by the time their child heads to campus.
- A little extra credit that could go a long way: We asked parents with kids in 10th grade and higher if, looking back, they could have saved more each month – a full 50 percent said they could have saved at least $50 or more a month. Did you know those extra $50 have the potential to accumulate to nearly $20,000 over 18 years?
For more information, check out our infographic below and executive summary , which further dig into this year's findings.
RELATED: The magic number for college savings
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