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Press Mentions
07/05/20 - Federal student loan interest rates for the upcoming school year will be lower than ever, outstripping the previous record from 2005, Business Insider07/03/20 - New Ways to Use ‘529’ College-Savings Plans This School Year, Wall Street Journal
07/02/20 - How to hack college costs in 17 easy lessons, Newsday
07/01/20 - College students to get a break as loan rates drop to historic lows, Detroit Free Press
07/01/20 - College students to get a break as loan rates drop to historic lows, USA Today
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09/07/18 - Savingforcollege.com Publishes Updated Edition of Bestselling 529 Plan Guide06/12/18 - Savingforcollege.com Appoints Mark Kantrowitz as Publisher and VP of Research
05/22/18 - Savingforcollege.Com Releases Latest College Savings Plan Rankings in Time for 529 Day
05/17/18 - Savingforcollege.com Research Shows Yields Vary Widely Among Federally-Insured 529 Plan Options
04/13/18 - Mark Kantrowitz Joins Savingforcollege.com in Advisory Role
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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 | |
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1 | New Jersey | NJBEST 529 College Savings Plan |
2 | Utah | my529 |
3 | Kansas | Schwab 529 College Savings Plan |
Three-year rankings are based on a plan's average annual investment returns over the last three years.
State | Plan Name | |
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1 | South Dakota | CollegeAccess 529 (Direct-sold) |
2 | Wisconsin | Edvest |
3 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct 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 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan |
2 | Indiana | CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan |
3 | District of Columbia | DC College Savings Plan |
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 | West Virginia | SMART529 WV Direct College Savings Plan |
2 | South Carolina | Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan (Direct-sold) |
3 | Alaska | T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan |