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TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc as program manager of the Bright Start College Savings Program . The Illinois direct-sold Plan features two age-based options using either a Passive Enrollment or Active Blend Enrollment Year Portfolios, three Passive Static Allocation Portfolios, three Active Blend Static Allocation Portfolios, individual fund portfolios from a number of fund families and an FDIC-insured option.

  • Program type
    Savings
  • Inception
    2000, but substantially changed in July 2007 and again in July 2017.
  • State agency
    Illinois State Treasurer
  • Tax deduction
  • Program Manager
    Union Bank & Trust Company
  • Program distributor
    TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.

Aggressive 2042/2043 Enrollment Portfolio

Asset Allocation

Asset Class% AssetsCategory Avg.
US Stock72%60.32%
Foreign Stock28%35.37%
Real Estate0%0.8%
Bond0%3.28%
Short Term Bond0%0%
Cash/MM0%0.29%

Performance

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Fees vs Performance

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Data as of 09/30/2024.

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