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- Catch Up on College Savings
- With no college savings plan in place for their younger daughters, John and Michelle Kazanjian need to start investigating scholarships and community colleges. Fortunately for their parents, the older Kazanjian girls have won generous grants:...
- Articles 2009-09-04
- Your 40s: Time To Focus on the Financial Future
- Real Life: The KazanjiansIt quickly becomes apparent from conversation with John Kazanjian that he has an entrepreneur?s spirit and a missionary?s heart. A 48-year-old father of five, he owns and operates two successful businesses in the university town of Ann Arbor, Michigan: John?s Pack & Ship and Busybody's Student Laundry....
- Articles 2009-09-04
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- MFS® Investment Management and the Oregon 529 College Savings Network Remind Residents That September is College Savings Month; 529 College Savings Plans Help Parents Prepare for the Growing Cost of Higher Education
- SALEM, Ore. -- September is back-to-school time, but more importantly, it is College Savings Month, sponsored nationwide by the National Association of State Treasurers and designed to educate people on college cost issues. MFS Investment Management and the Oregon 529 College Savings Network urge parents and other investors to explore...
- Research articles 2005-08-31
- A College Savings Account Disaster
- When 529 prepaid college plans arrived on the scene in the 1990s, the college savings accounts seemed like the dullest, most risk-free investments that a parent could ever make. The prepaid plans appeared perfect for conservative investors, who were too scared to save for college through the stock market. ...
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Sallie Mae, Upromise Celebrate National College Savings Month
- Recent Studies Show Too Few Parents Save for College RESTON, Va. -- September is National College Savings Month and the ideal time for students and parents to invest in their future by starting to save for college. A new Sallie Mae study conducted by Gallup, How America Pays for...
- Research articles 2008-08-27
- Idaho Treasurer Ron Crane and Upromise Investments Expand College Savings Opportunities with the Launch of Ugift
- Innovative Online Resource Makes It Easier for Families and Friends to Give the Gift of College Savings BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho State Treasurer Ron Crane and Upromise Investments, Inc. announced the rollout of Ugift for IDeal - Idaho College Savings Program. IDeal is a 529 college savings plan sponsored...
- Research articles 2008-05-07
- Ugift, The Powerful College Savings Gifting Tool, Passes $1 Million in Contributions
- Upromise Investments Welcomes College Savings Month By Passing Milestone NEWTON, Mass. -- Upromise Investments, Inc., a leading administrator of 529 college savings plans, today announced that Ugift, its third-party gifting platform, has broken through the $1,000,000 mark in contributed gifts. Ugift allows family and friends to easily and securely...
- Research articles 2008-09-23
- LSAs could threaten the existence of 529s; Proponents of college savings plans express concern to government.(News)
- Byline: Rick Miller The lifetime savings accounts, as proposed in President Bush's recent budget, could be the death knell for some states' college savings plans, if not the 529 plan industry altogether. "There is a potential...
- Research articles 2004-02-16
- College savings plans are inexpensive, popular.(Section 529 college savings plans)(Brief Article)
- More and more employers are embracing Section 529 college savings plans as a benefit offering, to the delight of employees. Section 529 plans are tax-favored vehicles for individuals to set aside and invest funds for a relative's college expenses. The state-sponsored savings plans were...
- Research articles 2002-04-08
- Congress delivers tax free college savings.
- The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 fortifies the State Section 529 College Savings Plan with the tax benefits commonly associated with the Roth IRA. The Roth IRA allows for tax free growth and distributions of after tax savings subject to the required...
- Research articles 2001-08-01
- Survey Reveals 43% of Working Americans Who Anticipate Higher Education Expenses Would Enroll in 529 College Savings Programs If Offered Through Payroll Deduction
- Business Editors and Education Writers ROSELAND, N.J.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 28, 2002 ADP Enables Corporations to Easily Bring 529 College Savings Programs to American Workers With the rapidly increasing popularity of the 529 College Savings Plan as an effective tax management and higher education savings tool, a recent...
- Research articles 2002-10-28
- Treasurer Ron Crane Announces Significant Cost Reduction and Other Enhancements for IDeal - Idaho College Savings Program
- State Selects Upromise Investments, Inc. as Program Manager, The Vanguard Group, Inc. as Investment Manager BOISE, Idaho -- Treasurer Ron Crane today announced significant enhancements to IDeal - Idaho College Savings Program that will lower costs, increase investment choices, expand online services, and offer the ability for account owners...
- Research articles 2007-12-11
- Vanguard 529 College Savings Plan Begins Accepting Investments
- Business Editors/Education Writers VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 10, 2002 The Vanguard Group today announced that The VanguardR 529 College Savings Plan is effective and available for investments by contacting Vanguard at (866) 734-4530, or online via www.Vanguard.com. Designed for investors who prefer a low cost college savings...
- Research articles 2002-12-10
- College savings card. (In Brief).(from Citibank)(Brief Article)
- COLLEGE SAVINGS CARD. Citibank is offering a new MasterCard that helps consumers save for college. One percent of the amount of purchases made with the ... COLLEGE SAVINGS CARD. Citibank is offering a new MasterCard that helps consumers save for college. One percent of the amount...
- Research articles 2002-03-01
- Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter, Treasurer Ron Crane, and Newly Formed Idaho College Savings Network Help Idaho Parents and Families Pay for College
- BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho Governor Butch Otter, State Treasurer Ron Crane, and other state leaders gathered today at a Boise Albertsons to discuss the importance of saving for college, announce the formation of the Idaho College Savings Network, and officially unveil new enhancements to IDeal - Idaho College Savings Program...
- Research articles 2008-01-24
- A Competitive Twist on College Savings Plans
- As a response to rising college costs, many state governments created savings plans to make it easier to invest for college tuition (see "Family Finances," May). Now, financial-service giants Fidelity and TIAA-CREF have entered the fray, resulting in a little healthy competition for your college savings. New Hampshire chose...
- Research articles 1998-12-01
- Winn-Dixie Launches College Savings Program for Customers.
- The Sun, Port Charlotte, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 10--Winn-Dixie shoppers can now earn money back for college when they purchase thousands of brands through the store's participation in the Upromise program. Through Upromise's "Save for College" program, when families...
- Research articles 2002-05-10
- College rivals: keep funding your 529 accounts, but watch out for proposed new LSAs, which could give college savings plans a run for their money.(Focuson: FinancialPlanning)(Lifetime Savings Account)
- Just two months ago, the 529 landscape could not have looked brighter, Assets were climbing--still are. Advisors were growing more comfortable with the sometimes confusing product. Best yet, clients themselves were asking about the college-savings plans. But now, a proposal by President Bush...
- Research articles 2004-04-01
- Texas Offers New College Savings Plans.
- By Shannon Buggs, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 4--College costs and student indebtedness may have made state-sponsored savings plans popular, but a decision by Congress to make them nearly tax free has made them prevalent. Until recently,...
- Research articles 2002-11-04
- LNT adds college-savings incentive to purchases.(Retail briefs)(Linens 'n Things and Mothers Work, Inc. offer college rebate incentive program)(Futuretrust MasterCard)(Brief Article)
- Linens 'n Things and Mothers Work, Inc., a maternity apparel retailer, have added a new feature to the Futuretrust program--a 5 percent college-savings rebate every time Futuretrust members shop at Linens 'n Things. Futuretrust is a MasterCar Linens...
- Research articles 2004-05-10
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