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COLLEGE SAVINGS 101
Veronica Dagher, The Wall Street Journal
Veronica Dagher is the host of the Wall Street Journal's Watching Your Wealth podcast, a show she helped create, which is available on iTunes, the Google Play music app, Spotify, Stitcher and iHeartRadio. She is a senior wealth management reporter for WSJ and is a frequent guest on the Fox Business Network. She also the host of the Save It/Spend it personal finance digital video series for millennials. She received her M.B.A. from Fordham University.
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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 |