February 2017

Meet the 529: Your Best New Collegiate Friend

After the shock and joy immediately following the baby’s birth then all the other emotions set in as you mentally fast forward through the sudden expenses to be expected in the future...one of the biggest being the cost of education. Now, more than ever, a bachelor’s or a trade degree is essential for a future. As your baby grows and makes its way past Kindergarten graduation, to the awkward middle school years, high school sports and extracurricular clubs you’ll want to be saving so when that time assuredly comes where you help them set-up their dorm room or apartment that there will be no question how they can receive an education. And, you’re not alone in worrying about how to fund college; according to a Gallup poll, 73% of parents with children under age 18 worry about funding college more than  any other financial concern.