Fact or Fiction? Saving For Your Grandchildren’s Education

Fact or Fiction? Saving For Your Grandchildren’s Education

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Many grandparents recognize the value of a higher education and want to help their grandchildren graduate from college without a mountain of debt. Helping with college tuition can be a powerful way to leave a legacy for the next generation. When it comes to saving for college for your grandchildren, there are many ways to approach it, including traditional savings accounts, investment vehicles like 529 accounts, and others.

Named for section 529 of the IRS code, 529 accounts offer an easy, tax-advantaged way to save for higher education expenses. They’re designed to make post-secondary education more affordable for families across all income levels. The Education Plan® is New Mexico’s official 529 college savings plan.

Take this quiz to sort fact from fiction when it comes to saving for your grandchildren’s higher education with a 529 account.

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For more information about The Education Plan, call 1.877.337.5268 or view the Plan Description and Participation Agreement, which includes investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other important information; read and consider it carefully before investing.

Please Note: Before you invest, consider whether your or the beneficiary’s home state offers any state tax or other state benefits such as financial aid, scholarship funds, and protection from creditors that are only available for investments in that state’s qualified tuition program. You also should consult a financial, tax, or other advisor to learn more about how state-based benefits (or any limitations) would apply to your specific circumstances. You also may wish to contact directly your home state’s 529 plan(s), or any other 529 plan, to learn more about those plan’s features, benefits and limitations. Keep in mind that state-based benefits should be one of many appropriately weighted factors to be considered when making an investment decision.

The Education Plan is administered by The Education Trust Board of New Mexico. Ascensus College Savings Recordkeeping Services, LLC, the Program Manager, and its affiliates, have overall responsibility for the day-today operations, including investment advisory, recordkeeping and administrative services. The Education Plan’s portfolios invest in: (i) mutual funds; (ii) exchange traded funds; and/or (iii) a funding agreement issued by New York Life. Investments in The Education Plan are not insured by the FDIC. Units of the portfolios are municipal securities and the value of units will vary with market conditions.

Investment returns will vary depending upon the performance of the portfolios you choose. You could lose all or a portion of your money by investing in The Education Plan depending on market conditions. Account owners assume all investment risks as well as responsibility for any federal and state tax consequences.

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