Ohio 529 College Savings Plans

Ohio operates two 529 college savings plans. Ohio’s 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage, is available to residents of any state and offers an age-based option, a college enrollment-based option, risk-based options using Vanguard funds, 13 static investment options using Vanguard and DFA funds, and 2 types of FDIC-insured deposit accounts through Fifth Third Bank. The BlackRock CollegeAdvantage Advisor 529 plan is advisor-sold and features BlackRock funds in its age-based and asset-allocation options along with individual-fund options from iShares and a variety of mutual fund families. Ohio also operates a prepaid tuition/guaranteed savings plan (Guaranteed Savings Fund) that was closed to new enrollments in 2003.

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Ohio 529 Tax Benefit

Consumer Plans

The investment menu in Ohio's 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage, features 2 age-based options and 5 risk-based options using Vanguard funds, 13 static investment options using Vanguard and DFA funds, and 2 types of FDIC-insured deposit accounts through Fifth Third Bank, National Association. Accounts can be linked to the Upromise rewards service....

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Advisor Sold Plans

The Ohio BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan is an advisor-sold 529 savings program offering seven target date investment options, three target-risk options, and 18 single-fund options featuring BlackRock mutual funds, iShares exchange-traded funds, and other fund families....

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ABLE plans

Ohio House Bill 155 implements the federal ABLE Act in Ohio. The Office of Ohio Treasurer administers STABLE Accounts. STABLE Accounts have been developed pursuant to Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Section 529A"). ABLE plans established and maintained in accordance with Section 529A are intended to be used for the qualified disability expenses of a particular eligible Beneficiary....