California 529 College Savings Plans

TIAA-CREF took over the management of California's ScholarShare 529 from Fidelity in November 2011. The plan features two enrollment-year based options; one using actively managed mutual funds and one using index mutual funds. It also offers 14 static investment options.
Specific information for program can be found in the California 529 plan links below.

California 529 Tax Benefit

Consumer Plans

California's ScholarShare 529 is available to residents of any state. It offers a variety of investment options from TIAA-CREF, T. Rowe Price, Vanguard and others. While California does not offer a state tax deduction for contributions to the plan, Scholarshare allows contributions of any dollar amount, making it easy to get started....

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ABLE plans

CalABLE is offered by The California Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act Board. Assets in CalABLE are held in the CalABLE ABLE Program Trust for which the Board serves as the trustee. TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing serves as program manager. The plan offers three target risk investment options and one FDIC-Insured portfolio....