Quick ReadA 530A locks money until age 59½ like a traditional IRA, making it a retirement tool, not a college savings vehicle ...

A mom in Baby Step 5 (save for your children’s college fund) called The Ramsey Show with a question many parents are asking ...

Assets in a Trump Account may affect a student's need-based college aid eligibility, based on how income is reported on the ...

The accounts can be a good way to fund a grandkid’s retirement, but there are better ways to save for college.

Can a program that deposits $50 in a college savings account for every kindergarten student really make a difference? San Francisco’s Kindergarten 2 College (K2C) program began making just such ...

An interest rate is the cost of borrowing money or the premium you get for lending money. Learn how interest rates affect the economy. A 529 savings plan is the most popular type of college-specific ...

But there are caveats to moving the money into Roth I.R.A.s, and the government still has to issue guidelines about the option. By Ann Carrns Starting this year, some of the money in 529 college ...

Attending college can get pricey, so you’ll want to avoid costs from other places — like your bank account. More than 668,000 students paid nearly $15.5 million in bank account costs in a year, an ...