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West Virginia, Nebraska Have Best-Performing 529 Plans

August 21, 2008 - Ranking Looks at Overall Performance, Not Individual Portfolios

MME’s Fund Operations Awards — Extension for Entries Through July 31

July 21, 2008 - The deadline for entries to Money Management Executive's Sixth Annual Fund Operations Awards has been extended through Thursday, July 31, so you still have plenty of time to enter. This is the perfect way to receive the accolades you believe your firm or service provider deserves for one or more of the following categories: Leadership, Innovation, Efficiencies/Streamlining and New Media. Entry forms and information are available at our website: http://www.mmexecutive.com/fund_operations_awards/. …

The Challenge of Family Savings: College vs. Retirement

June 30, 2008 - Parents Have Hard Time Balancing Priorities

Retired Teachers, Junior Achievement Unite to Educate Youth in Finance

June 19, 2008 - A shocking lack of financial knowledge by our nation's teenagers has caused a junior achievement organization and an association of retired teachers to band together to help bridge this gap.

Iowa to Award $1,000 in 529 Money to One Baby a Month

June 2, 2008 - Iowa has launched a 'Baby 529 College Savings Giveaway' program in which it will randomly award $1,000 in money toward a 529 plan to one baby a month at participating Iowa hospitals. Every family that registers their child, however, will also receive a small 'welcome home' gift, courtesy of Iowa State Treasurer Michal L. Fitzgerald. …

Missouri Treasurer Declares 5/29 ‘529 College Savings Day’

May 29, 2008 - Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman has declared May 29 “529 College Savings Day.'

In Shift, Hartford Courts College Plans in Other States

March 20, 2008 - Firms Take Multistate, Multi-Offer Approach to Build 529 Flows

Top Lender Halts Student Loans

February 28, 2008 - Lack of Confidence is Driving Up Cost of Borrowing

Credit Crunch Hits Student Loans

February 12, 2008 - No One Wants to Bid on Auctioned Debt

Parents on Track to Meet Only 24% of College Costs

February 5, 2008 - But Parents Invested in a 529 on Track to Meet 52%

Age-Based Funds Selling Well in 529 Plans

February 5, 2008 - Investors, Advisers Like Simplicity of Choice