The Montana ABLE Program is offered through the National ABLE Alliance. The program is created under the Montana Achieving a Better Life Experience Act to authorize the establishment of savings accounts empowering individuals with a disability and their families to save private funds to support the individual with a disability and to provide guidelines for the maintenance of such accounts.
- Program typeABLE Savings plan
- Investment ManagerBlackRock, Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Sallie Mae Bank, Schwab and Vanguard are the managers of their respective Underlying Investments.
- Inception2017
- State agencyMontana Department of Public Health and Human Services
- Program ManagerAscensus
Investment Options
Investors in Montana ABLE can select from the following investment options. Click on a portfolio name for more information.
Sometimes referred to as the enrollment-based option, this is an investment approach where your asset allocation is programmed to change over time. Accounts for young beneficiaries are invested aggressively and accounts for beneficiaries with college right around the corner are invested much more conservatively. In some 529 plans, the age-based option operates by automatically transferring your investment from one static portfolio to another at certain points in time. Others utilize lifecycle funds or employ lifecycle-type tactics within the portfolio containing your investment so that it is not necessary to transfer your investment between portfolios.
