Illinois Bright Start
Save for college withIllinois'top-rated 529 plan. Earn triple tax advantages, low fees, and flexible investment options. Open an account today with any amount.
Treasurer Michael W. Frerichs oversees two top-quality 529 plans—BrightStartandBrightDirections—with flexible options to fit your needs. Eligible children can also get a headstartthroughIllinoisFirst Steps, which provides a $50 seed deposit to help jump-startcollege savings and can be claimed throughBrightStartorBrightDirections.
Use these helpful tools to show you how theBrightStart529 College Savings Plan can help you save for your child's college education. TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc as program manager of theBrightStartCollege Savings Program. TheIllinoisdirect-sold Plan features two age-based options using either a Passive Enrollment or Active Blend Enrollment Year Portfolios, three Passive Static Allocation Portfolios, three Active Blend Static Allocation Portfolios, individual fund portfolios from a number of fund families and an ...
BrightStartisIllinois'official 529 college savings program. It is state-sponsored but works in partnership with experienced financial institutions to manage the investment side. Families with aBrightStartCollege Savings Program (BrightStart529) will soon pay lower fees, gain access to low-cost, high-quality investments, and manage their accounts on a new phone app,IllinoisState Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced Thursday.
Open anIllinoiseducation savings plan account today.BrightStart529 simplifies the process of saving for college, making it easy and highly efficient. AsBrightStart529 turns 25,IllinoisState Treasurer Michael Frerichs is announcing record asset growth to more than $14 billion for Illinois's flagship 529 college savings plan. The news comes as theIllinoisState Treasurer's Office kicks off College Savings Month, which falls in September.
Sponsored and launched by the State ofIllinoisin the year 2000, theBrightStart529 College ... The financial adviser-directedBrightDirections program continues under Union Bank and Trust as program manager. With more than $20 billion in assets,Illinois529 plan includes 500,000BrightStart529 self-directed accounts and 400,000BrightDirections advisor-guided accounts and is the sixth-largest 529 program in the country.
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