Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will be marketing a new advisor-sold 529 college savings plan in Connecticut.
Hartford Financial, Hartford (NYSE:HIG), has started offering the Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) Advisor program, officials say.
CHET, a state agency, also offers a 529 plan through Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), New York. The TIAA-CREF program has been sold directly to consumers since 1998.