Archive for January 25th, 2008

Financial planning with 529 plans

Friday, January 25th, 2008

The 529 plans that have been introduced by the American government are aimed at helping people save for the education of their children at a later date. The plans provide for the setting up of an account where moneys can be paid in directly by the person. The account is managed with the help financial companies that deal in asset management. All states have  529 plans  that are basically the same, but a little different in some ways. It is important to know how the plans for each state work, before money is invested in the same.