Simplify your decision-making so you can focus on saving If you're shopping for the best 529 college savings plan, you may be overthinking the process. The choice should be simple and quick, so that ...

Beginning in 2026, parents will be able to open tax-advantaged Trump accounts for their children with a $1,000 boost for those born 2025 to 2028.

Americans have amassed $525.1 billion for educational expenses in 529 plans as of December 2024, according to the Education Data Initiative. That amounts to around an average of nearly $31,000 for the ...

Financial advisors say "Trump accounts" may fill a specific niche, but they may not be the right fit for every family's ...

As a parent, you may have high hopes that your child will somehow earn a full-ride scholarship to the college of their dreams. But realistically, that's pretty rare. Only about 7% of college students ...

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 ...

Saving for college is a major financial goal for many parents: they want their kids to afford a shot at paying for one of the ...

Deciding what gift to give a child for holidays, birthdays, graduations and other gift-giving occasions can be challenging.