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1.
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.
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.
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.
4.
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.
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.
After you have saved for many years to send your young one to college by investing in high-risk assets such as stocks, you would be wise to shift them to bonds as college gets closer.
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True. Given that you don't want to risk your growth in a downturn, shifting your gains to bonds or bond mutual funds might be a good idea.
7.
With a prepaid tuition plan, you can control what the plan invests in.
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False. The state controls what the plan invests in.
8.
Which of the following will a financial aid office consider most important?
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Your income. Financial aid offices consider this the most important of all these options.