Morningstar's manager research analysts this week identified the 529 education savings plans they consider best in class in 2021, based on their assessment of each plan's investment merits compared with its peers. This year, 529 education savings assets reached $437 billion in August. The analysts reviewed 62 plans that represent 97% of those assets, and recommended a rating of Gold, Silver or Bronze for 32 of them. Morningstar streamlined its framework for rating 529 plans last year. The 2021 medalist plans offer investment options that Morningstar analysts expect will collectively outperform and exhibit some combination of these attractive features:
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