529 Plans
Get the latest news and analysis about 529 plans to help clients figure out the best plans to fit their needs.
PPA Gives 529 Plans A Boost
By Trevor ThomasSection 529 College Savings Plans have experienced a surge in growth as parents take advantage of provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, industry ...
October 25, 2006
Hartford: Grandparents Big Part Of 529 MarketFinancial advisors' older clients may want to hear about college savings.Researchers at a unit of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, have presented figures supporting ...
October 25, 2006
Hartford: Grandparents Big Part Of 529 MarketFinancial advisors' older clients may want to hear about college savings.Researchers at a unit of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, have presented figures supporting ...
November 09, 2005
Regulators Eye Second 529 Plan IssuerThe National Association of Securities Dealers may be preparing to take action against the 529 college savings plan program at MetLife Inc.[@@]MetLife, New York, ...
October 19, 2005
NASD May Charge MetLife Over 529 Plan SalesThe National Association of Securities Dealers will probably charge MetLife Inc.'s securities unit with failing to supervise adequately the sale of 529 college savings ...
October 05, 2005
NASD Fines Ameriprise Over Cross-State 529 Plan SalesThe National Association of Securities Dealers has imposed a $500,000 fine on Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. in connection with what the NASD says were ...
October 01, 2005
AHIP Demands Protection Of Audit InformationWashington, DC -- NASD announced today that it has ordered Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. of Minneapolis - formerly American Express Financial Advisors - to ...
August 31, 2005
529 Plans Are Too Hard To Understand, Consultant SaysIn looking at 15 different 529 college savings plans from a variety of brokerage firms, a consulting company concludes both product and pricing information ...