Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)

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Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold)

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The Future Scholar 529 College Savings plan offers multiple investment options from Vanguard and Columbia and a high maximum contribution limit of $575,000. Contributions to the plan by residents of South Carolina are fully deductible in computing South Carolina state income taxes. Note that the plan is only available to residents of South Carolina.

  • 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.

Investment Options

Investors in Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) can select from the following investment options. Click on a portfolio name for more information.

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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.

PortfolioE.R.% Equity1YR Performance
Aggressive 0-3 Years (Aggressive Growth)0.15%93%29.79%
Aggressive 10-11 Years (Moderate)0.1%53%21.63%
Aggressive 12-13 Years (40% Equity)0.09%42.6%19.07%
Aggressive 14-15 Years (Moderately Conservative)0.09%32.5%16.67%
Aggressive 16-17 Years (20% Equity)0.08%22.1%14.13%
Aggressive 18 Years and over (Conservative)0.07%11.5%11.53%
Aggressive 4-5 Years (Growth)0.14%83.2%28.13%
Aggressive 6-7 Years (70% Equity)0.12%73.1%25.94%
Aggressive 8-9 Years (Moderate Growth)0.11%63%23.87%
Moderate 0-3 Years (Growth)0.14%83.2%28.13%
Moderate 10-11 Years (40% Equity)0.09%42.6%19.07%
Moderate 12-13 Years (Moderately Conservative)0.09%32.5%16.67%
Moderate 14-15 Years (20% Equity)0.08%22.1%14.13%
Moderate 16-17 Years (Conservative)0.07%11.5%11.53%
Moderate 18 Years and over (College)0.07%0%8.63%
Moderate 4-5 Years (70% Equity)0.12%73.1%25.94%
Moderate 6-7 Years (Moderate Growth)0.11%63%23.87%
Moderate 8-9 Years (Moderate)0.1%53%21.63%
Conservative 0-3 Years (70% Equity)0.12%73.1%25.94%
Conservative 10-11 Years (Moderately Conservative)0.09%32.5%16.67%
Conservative 12-13 Years (20% Equity)0.08%22.1%14.13%
Conservative 14-15 Years (Conservative)0.07%11.5%11.53%
Conservative 16 Years and over (College)0.07%0%8.63%
Conservative 4-5 Years (Moderate Growth)0.11%63%23.87%
Conservative 6-7 Years (Moderate)0.1%53%21.63%
Conservative 8-9 Years (40% Equity)0.09%42.6%19.07%
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