South Carolina's Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Advisor-sold) features an extensive menu of age-based and static portfolio options utilizing mutual funds from Columbia and a number of other fund families. Although sharing the same program name, the advisor-sold Future Scholar is significantly different from South Carolina's direct-sold Future Scholar, using actively-managed funds and index funds. To find a financial advisor in your area, use the Directory of Financial Professionals.

Fee Score

4 / 5

Performance

4 / 5
  • Program type
    Savings
  • Inception
    2002
  • State agency
    Office of the State Treasurer
  • Tax deduction
  • Program Manager
    Columbia Management Investment Advisors, LLC
  • Program distributor
    Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc.

Columbia Conservative 529 Portfolio

Asset Allocation

Asset Class% AssetsCategory Avg.
US Stock10.7%6.01%
Foreign Stock0%1.65%
Real Estate0%0.25%
Bond47.7%45.27%
Short Term Bond38.1%25.1%
Cash/MM3.5%18.46%

Performance

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Fees & Expenses (1 Year)

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Total Expense Ratio

Fees vs Performance

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Assumptions

Data in "Growth of $10,000" is based on historical annual performance data.

Data as of 12/31/2023.

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