[podcast] Getting Started With a 529 Plan - Step 2 Opening Your Account

Although college savings is on the rise for American families, according to Investment News the average 529 plan balance of $20,671 wouldnï ¿ ½t even be enough to cover one year of tuition at some of the nationï ¿ ½s top universities. As part of the College Savings Month celebration, Savingforcollege.com is encouraging families to start building their savings today by featuring a series of podcasts on ï ¿ ½Getting Started With A 529 Planï ¿ ½. Our first episode focused on how to find the best plan to suit your familyï ¿ ½s needs, and weï ¿ ½re following up with a discussion on what you need to do to set up your account. Tune in below to learn more, or watch the video version here. Transcript Listen to the other episodes in this series: Getting started with a 529 plan: Step one Getting started with a 529 plan: Step three Although college savings is on the rise for American families, according to Investment News the average 529 plan balance of $20,671 wouldnï ¿ ½t even be enough to cover one year of tuition at some of the nationï ¿ ½s top universities. As part of the College Savings Month celebration, Savingforcollege.com is encouraging families to start building their savings today by featuring a series of podcasts on ï ¿ ½Getting Started With A 529 Planï ¿ ½. Our first episode focused on how to find the best plan to suit your familyï ¿ ½s needs, and weï ¿ ½re following up with a discussion on what you need to do to set up your account. Tune in below to learn more, or watch the video version here. Transcript Listen to the other episodes in this series: Getting started with a 529 plan: Step one Getting started with a 529 plan: Step three