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Media Articles

Links to useful and recent articles about college savings we've found in the media.

  “You can’t go wrong with a 529 plan – so long as you avoid high fees”
by Chris Farrell, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, May 3rd 2008
  “What to do when your kids’ college fund is tanking”
Associated Press, April 24th 2008
  “Grow your savings for college with a 529 plan or prepaid tuition”
by Katy Marquardt, April 21st 2008
  “Rolling over a 529 plan”
by Jane J. Kim, Wall Street Journal, March 8th 2008
  “Spend that check on the future”
by Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, March 8th 2008
  “Don’t let wild market cap college savings”
by Steve Rosen, Charlotte Observer, February 24th 2008
  “Parents saving for college need to get the 411 on 529 plans”
by Steve Rosen, Kansas City Star, February 9th 2008
  “Setting up a college fund for your deceased friend’s child”
by Marshall Loeb, Marketwatch.com, February 3rd 2008
  “Everything you wanted to know about 529 plans – almost”
by Jack Nauldi, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 3rd 2008
  “Grandpa’s 529 account may be better”
by Glenn Ruffenach, Wall Street Journal, January 20th 2008
  “8 smart college money moves for 2008”
by Joseph Hurley, Bankrate.com, January 10th 2008
  “Try spoiling children with money (for college)”
by Amy Baldwin, The Wichita Eagle, January 9th 2008
  “529 college plans not just for kids”
by Eileen Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, December 26th 2007
  “Let history be your guide to college savings”
by Gail Marks Jarvis, Chicago Tribune, December 9th 2007
  “Setting up a college fund to accept donations”
by Jane J. Kim, Wall Street Journal, September 26th 2007