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For College Savings, 529 Plans Are Hard to Beat

Submitted by Madison Planning Group on November 27th, 2019

For College Savings, 529 Plans Are Hard to Beat

Raising kids is hard enough, so why not make things easier for yourself when it comes to saving for college?

College Saving: How Does a 529 Plan Compare to a Roth IRA?

Submitted by Madison Planning Group on February 20th, 2018

College Saving: How Does a 529 Plan Compare to a Roth IRA?

529 plans were created 22 years ago, in 1996, to give people a tax-advantaged way to save for college. Roth IRAs were created a year later, in 1997, to give people a tax-advantaged way to save for retirement. But a funny thing happened along the way — some parents adapted the Roth IRA as a college savings tool.