Setting money aside early for your child's college is a smart decision and radically minimizes the total contribution you have to fund directly when the time comes to start paying for school expenses.

The so-called "big, beautiful" budget bill made headlines for, among other things, introducing a new type of investing account that parents could open on behalf of children under 18. For U.S. citizens ...

529 plans aren't just for college anymore. In this podcast, Motley Fool personal finance expert Robert Brokamp speaks with Martha Kortiak Mert of Savingforcollege.com about the newly expanded uses of ...

529 education savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education. Yet some people hesitate to use them. One common concern is oversaving. You can only use 529 funds ...

'Are there any other ways I can consider transferring the wealth to her?' "I'm thinking of transferring the money to her Roth IRA, which was established when she was a teenager." (Photo subjects are ...

If you can afford to fund a 529 plan with a lot of money up front, it could pay to do so, says Jonathan Sparling, director at CollegeWell. As he explains, “Contributions to 529 plans are excluded from ...

With the cost of college increasing every year, new data shows more families are saving up for their children’s college education, and they’re starting to save earlier than ever before. Merrill Lynch ...