Jeff Troutman

• Fidelity College Cost Study Shows Advisors Help Parents Save

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2010

  As many parents dip into retirement savings to pay for their children's college educations, the parents who work with a financial advisor are saving more for college costs, Fidelity Investments reported in a study released Tuesday, August 24.

• Assets in 529 Plans Grow; Some Changes to Come

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2007

  Thanks primarily to the 2006 Pension Protection Act, which made withdrawals from 529 college-savings plans exempt from income taxes, interest in 529 plans has been...

• Fill 'er Up

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 1, 2005

  The 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...