529 Plans
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Hartford: Grandparents Big Part Of 529 Market
By Staff WriterFinancial 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 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 ...
August 15, 2005
NASD Investigating Some 529 PlansByDo 529 college savings plans need reform?The National Association of Securities Dealers is investigating 20 broker-sold 529 funds that have made at least 90% of ...
August 01, 2005
Fill 'er UpThe 529 college savings plan market is booming--particularly among plans sold through advisors. At the end of 2004, 82% of 529 sales came from advisor-sold...
April 13, 2005
529s Give The Most Boom For The College Buck529s Give The Most Boom For The College BuckBYParents can contribute to 529 college savings plans without concern that the accumulated savings will reduce their ...