The Huffington Post – Patricia Roberts
“Across the country as the clock strikes 5:29 a.m. and p.m. each day, if you’re listening to the radio, you may hear a Public Service Announcement that begins by posing a timely and important question: “It’s 5:29, are you saving for college?” In an informative and encouraging manner, the PSA, playing on hundreds of stations across the country, seeks to educate listeners about what 529 college savings plans are and how these plans can play a valuable role in helping families prepare for higher education expenses…College Savings Plan Network (CSPN), the nation’s leading objective source about Section 529 College Savings Plans and Prepaid Tuition Plans, encourages states to utilize 5/29 and the week leading up to it as an appropriate time to conduct focused 529 plan outreach…At this wonderful time of year with kindergarten through college graduations occurring all around us, take some time to consider how you can best assist the future students in your life with obtaining higher education in the years to come.”(more)