Trump accounts are drawing growing support from big employers and philanthropists — with Bank of America and JPMorgan saying ...

Financial advisers soon will have a new way of evaluating the performance of college savings plans by comparing them with indexes that Morningstar Inc. plans to introduce in late December. The 21 ...

A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged savings account intended for college education expenses. These plans charge fees, which vary by state and whether the plan is advisor-sold or direct-sold. Common fees ...

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 ...

Have children, or thinking about kids someday? According to the College Board, the average cost of college tuition has soared to $28,840 per year for in-state schools and $60,420 for private schools, ...

A 529 plan can help you save for education expenses with tax-advantaged money. Here's a step-by-step guide to your pathway to college savings.

A 529 college savings plan can be a powerful tool when saving for future education expenses because investments in the plan can increase tax-free, but many savers don’t take full advantage of all the ...

College tuition is outpacing paychecks. In Maryland, public-university prices have jumped about 175 percent over the last two ...

529 education savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education. Yet some people hesitate to use them. One common concern is oversaving. You can only use 529 funds ...

The tax-free quality of money in a 529 tuition savings plan can be continued, even after the education spending need has passed, thanks to a provision in the SECURE Act 2.0. But the rules aren’t ...

With the average cost of a four-year college education running anywhere from about $100,000 for in-state public institutions to well over $200,000 for a private college, according to the Education ...