Should I Choose Pennsylvania's 529 Plan?
—Samantha Sharf, deputy money editor at Buy Side from WSJ Congratulations, Sam, we can't wait to meet her! You're right to start thinking about col...
—Samantha Sharf, deputy money editor at Buy Side from WSJ Congratulations, Sam, we can't wait to meet her! You're right to start thinking about college now. The cost of college has been rising faster than inflation for a generation, and there is little indication that trend will stop anytime soon. A tax-advantaged 529 savings account won't solve the problem, but it will help. And the sooner you open your account—and start socking away whatever you can—the more chance your money will have to grow and compound before those tuition bills finally start to arrive.