Bright Start Direct-Sold College Savings Program

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This is an Honors Plan

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
    TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc.
  • Program distributor
    TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC
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Dodge & Cox Income 529 Portfolio

Asset Allocation

Asset Class% AssetsCategory Avg.
US Stock0%0%
Foreign Stock0%0%
Real Estate0%0%
Bond100%100%
Short Term Bond0%1.14%
Cash/MM0%0%

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Data as of 03/31/2025.

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