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† As of December 31, 2023.
* Largest by assets, according to the 529 Quarterly Data Update, Fourth Quarter 2023 from ISS Market Intelligence. As of December 31, 2023, CollegeAmerica’s assets under management (AUM) was $85.7 billion.
‡ 529 College Savings Quarterly Fee Analysis, Fourth Quarter 2023 from ISS Market Intelligence. CollegeAmerica’s fees were in the lowest fee quartile of the 32 national advisor-sold 529 plans and in the lowest fee quartile of the 29 national fee-based, advisor-sold 529 plans, based on the average annual asset-based fees that included CollegeAmerica's Class 529-A and 529-F-3 shares, respectively.
§ Funds in a 529 savings account can also be used for payments toward the principal and interest of a qualified student loan (up to a $10,000 lifetime maximum per individual) for the beneficiary and each of the beneficiary's siblings.
|| To qualify, the Roth IRA must be in the name of the beneficiary, and the 529 savings account must have been open for at least 15 years. The amount to be rolled over must have been in the account for at least five years and is subject to Roth IRA annual contribution limits. Rollovers are limited to a maximum of $35,000 per beneficiary over their lifetime.