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According to Wikipedia, a 529 plan is a tax-advantaged investment vehicle in the United States designed to encourage saving for a child's future higher education expenses. It is named after section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code. Although states sponsor 529 plans, recordkeeping and administrative services are generally delegated to a mutual fund company.
There are two types of 529 plans; prepaid and savings.
Prepaid plans allow you to purchase tuition credits, at today's rates, to be used in the future. Therefore, performance is based upon tuition inflation.
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Savings plans are different in that all growth is based upon market performance of the underlying investments. Most 529 savings plans offer a variety of age-based asset allocation options where the underlying investments become more conservative as the child gets closer to college-age. They also offer risk-based asset allocation options where the underlying investments maintain the same equity-to-fixed-income ratio regardless of the age of the beneficiary. Many savings plans also offer a stable value or guaranteed option designed to protect an investor's principal while providing for some investment growth.
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