Simplify your decision-making so you can focus on saving If you're shopping for the best 529 college savings plan, you may be overthinking the process. The choice should be simple and quick, so that ...

As a parent, you may have high hopes that your child will somehow earn a full-ride scholarship to the college of their dreams. But realistically, that's pretty rare. Only about 7% of college students ...

Americans have amassed $525.1 billion for educational expenses in 529 plans as of December 2024, according to the Education Data Initiative. That amounts to around an average of nearly $31,000 for the ...

A 529 college savings plan can be a powerful tool when saving for future education expenses because investments in the plan can grow tax-free. In this guide, you’ll find what you need to know about ...

The 529 plan industry, which provides a tax-free savings tool for future education expenses, has made strong improvements on all fronts, including more sophisticated investment approaches, increased ...

529 plans aren't just for college anymore. In this podcast, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp speaks with Martha Kortiak Mert of Savingforcollege.com about the newly expanded uses of ...

I always grimace when I see lists of "the best" 529 college-savings plans. I'm not a big fan of these tax-free college-savings programs, which are sponsored by states, managed by mutual-fund companies ...

You may have heard that a 529 plan is a great way to save for your child’s college, vocational training, or trade program. You can even use it to help pay for K-12 expenses too. Now, you’re trying to ...