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1.
Prepaid tuition plans let you lock in the cost of college at _______.
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Today's prices. One of the chief attractions of prepaid tuition plans is how they lock in college costs at current prices.
2.
Who administers a Section 529 plan?
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An investment company. An investment company of the state's choosing administers them.
3.
As time draws closer to when your student enters college, your college savings plan for him should probably _______.
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Shift into less-volatile assets. Normally, as you reach a goal that you have been financing for a long, long time with high-risk investments, the danger of it recovering from a fall is very high. That's why advisors recommend shifting your holdings to safer investments, such as short-term bond mutual funds. Such funds would weather a downturn rather well.
4.
When choosing a college-savings plan, you want _______.
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Both of the above. The new crop of college-savings plans provide both a variety of return possibilities and tax savings. Evaluate both when choosing a plan.
5.
When using a traditional IRA to pay for qualified educational expenses, how much is the early withdrawal penalty?
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There is none. As long as the withdrawal is for qualified educational expenses, there will not be an early withdrawal penalty. However, you may still have to pay taxes on them.
6.
What kinds of investments can you transfer to an UGMA account?
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All of the above. You are allowed to transfer any of these to an UGMA account.
7.
If you are using a Roth IRA for college expenses, who will ultimately control who gets to spend the money?
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You. Unlike a few other college-savings options, you control the money in a Roth IRA.
8.
Money in a Coverdell education savings account is intended for educational use and cannot legally be used for anything else.
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True. This is its intended use.