Monthly top tips

Here we provide some of our best ideas on how to save and pay for college using 529 plans and other vehicles.

» Should you open an UGMA/UTMA 529? - 02/07/2008
» Understanding your state's slice of 529 fees - 12/14/2007
» Planning for the new "kiddie tax" - 10/31/2007
» College savings surveys offer insight - 08/27/2007
» Dealing with the new college-kid tax - 06/25/2007
» Be realistic regarding free college money - 05/23/2007
» Medicaid and 529s - 04/24/2007
» TIPS for your 529 plan - 03/28/2007
» Using fee tables to compare 529 plan expenses - 02/20/2007
» Taking out loans even when you have the money - 01/23/2007
» Claiming a state income tax deduction - 12/21/2006
» Choosing a successor account owner - 11/20/2006
» Switching among 529 investment options - 10/12/2006
» Utilizing your $12,000 gift tax annual exclusion - 09/18/2006
» Cheers for the 529 (but beware the Coverdell ESA) - 08/14/2006
» Researching college costs - 07/17/2006
» Understanding the new financial aid treatment of 529 plans - 06/15/2006
» Open accounts in more than one 529 plan - 05/14/2006
» Using 529s for your “safe” money - 04/14/2006
» Using our 529 Selection Checklist - 03/14/2006
» Moving UGMA/UTMA money into a 529 - 02/14/2006
» 529 Tax Savings When College is Already Here - 01/14/2006
» Understanding 529 Investment Options - 12/14/2005

529 E-ditorials

We stopped producing our 529 E-ditorials in September 2005 as Joe now uses the home page Blog as his soap box. You can view past articles by accessing the 529 E-ditorial archives.

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So Says the 529 Guru

We stopped producing our So Says the 529 Guru columns in October 2005 when Joe began writing a weekly Q & A column for Bankrate.com. You can view past columns by accessing the So Says the 529 Guru archives.

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