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Family College Savings Road Map
Use the Family College Savings Road Map to create your own personalized college savings roadmap. Add each of your children to the report to receive a breakdown of their individual projected future costs of college and estimated savings goals, as well as a summary for your whole family.
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Click on a tuition value
| Average Costs | |
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| Public 4-Year | $24,610 |
| Private 4-Year | $49,320 |
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Ameriprise Financial instructions
Consult with your office/branch manager for instructions.
Commonwealth Financial instructions
Commonwealth Financial Advisors, you will find your Savingsforcollege.com portal on CommunityLink in the Financial Planning Playbook under Education Planning Tools.
LPL Financial instructions
Visit the Education Planning page in the LPL BranchNet Resource Center to access your Savingforcollege.com portal.
Morgan Stanley instructions
Visit Tools and Forms in the Education Savings Products page in 3DResources to access your Savingforcollege.com portal.
Raymond James instructions
Visit the 529 Plan Resource Center on RJ Net to access your Savingforcollege.com portal.
RW Baird instructions
Visit the 529 Department page on BairdWeb to access your Savingforcollege.com portal.
Top 529 College Savings Plans
One-year rankings are based on a plan's average investment returns over the last 12 months.
| State | Plan Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota | CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) |
| 2 | Nevada | The Vanguard 529 Savings Plan |
| 3 | California | ScholarShare 529 |
Three-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last three years.
| State | Plan Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan |
| 2 | California | ScholarShare 529 |
| 3 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan |
Five-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last five years
| State | Plan Name | |
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| 1 | Ohio | Ohio CollegeAdvantage Direct 529 Savings Plan |
| 2 | New York | New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan |
| 3 | California | ScholarShare 529 |
10-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last ten years.
| State | Plan Name | |
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| 1 | Nevada | USAA 529 College Savings Plan |
| 2 | New York | New York's 529 College Savings Program -- Direct Plan |
| 3 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan |
