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COLLEGE SAVINGS 101
Kathryn Flynn is Content Director at Savingforcollege.com
Kathryn Flynn is Content Director at Savingforcollege.com, a leading source of unbiased information on 529 plans and other ways to save and pay for college. She has written numerous articles about 529 plans, published on Savingforcollege.com and other personal finance websites, and is editor of Savingforcollege.com's weekly consumer newsletter and bi-weekly Pro Update. Kathryn has been featured as an expert guest on podcasts, and has been quoted in financial publications including Fortune, Money and GOBankingRates. Prior to Savingforcollege.com, Kathryn worked in product marketing at Henderson Global Investors (now Janus Henderson Investors), a global asset manager. She earned her B.S. degree in Marketing from Northern Illinois University and her MBA with Finance Concentration from DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.
Kathryn has 529 college savings plans for each of her three children, and enjoys creating content to help other families prepare for future higher education costs.
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Top 529 College Savings Plans
One-year rankings are based on a plan's average investment returns over the last 12 months.
State | Plan Name | |
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1 | Nevada | USAA 529 Education Savings Plan |
2 | Florida | Florida 529 Savings Plan |
3 | New Jersey | NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan |
Three-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last three years.
State | Plan Name | |
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1 | South Dakota | CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) |
2 | Wisconsin | Edvest 529 |
3 | Nevada | USAA 529 Education Savings Plan |
Five-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last five years
State | Plan Name | |
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1 | Indiana | CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan |
2 | Florida | Florida 529 Savings Plan |
3 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan |
10-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last ten years.
State | Plan Name | |
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1 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan |
2 | South Carolina | Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) |
3 | Ohio | Ohio's 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage |