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How 529s Affect Financial Aid

FYI: We again asked experts to help us answer readers’ questions about saving for college. This month, it starts with an overarching concern parents have about “529” college-savings plans when thinking about how to pay for school.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-529s-affect-financial-aid-1509937920?tesla=y

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  • Um, I am not a wsj subscriber so cant read article. But the issue is one that rankles as I made myself, the grandparent, the owner of 3 529s. Maybe that was a bad move. Who should be the owner if the grandkids want to apply FAFSA? Am i just dumb or are the regs really this obfuscating?
  • @hawkmountain: The article is free, just click on link and then click off ad when article comes up.
    Regards,
    ted:)
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