OHIO OFFERS TWO COLLEGEADVANTAGE 529 SAVINGS PLANS

529 Direct

A MORNINGSTAR TOP 6 NATIONAL PLAN

If you are comfortable selecting investment options and managing your own account, the Direct plan may be right for you. This is a lower-fee plan with quality investment options managed by Vanguard, Fifth Third Bank, PIMCO, GE Asset Management and OppenheimerFunds.

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529 Advisor

A BLACKROCK-POWERED PLAN

If you have a financial advisor, or are interested in working with one, we offer the BlackRock CollegeAdvantage 529 Advisor plan. This plan offers the same 529 tax-savings benefits, but has different investment options and fund managers than the direct plan.

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COLLEGEADVANTAGE NEWS & EVENTS

May 14, 2012

THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLEGE COMPLETION

Since the beginning of 2012, I have focused the Ohio Board of Regents on one main concept: Completion. In the near future, we will publish a strategic plan that emphasizes the importance of higher education to the economic future of Ohio. ...

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May 11, 2012

IS COLLEGE WORTH THE EXPENSE? ABSOLUTELY!

Forty to fifty years ago, a high school diploma was often sufficient to find a job that paid enough to raise a family. Back then, the U.S. economy was based on manufacturing. In the knowledge-based economy of today, it takes a bachelor’s degree to get a job with the earnings potential of a high school diploma a generation or so ago....

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April 12, 2012

HAPPY FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH!

April is National Financial Literacy Month. Throughout the country, financial institutions and nonprofit organizations recognize National Financial Literacy Month by holding promotional events and offering workshops and educational materials about money management. But learning this vital life skill doesn’t begin and end in April....

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