West Virginia’s SMART529 College Savings Plan Ranked Best in Nation
9 Oct 2023
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West Virginia’s SMART529 Direct college savings plan has once again been ranked the nation’s best, and state Treasurer Riley Moore attributes much of that success to the conservative investing strategy that protects the funds in those accounts.
The nationwide college planning website SavingForCollege.com ranked the state’s SMART529 Direct plan the best in America for the second quarter of 2023 in both five-year and 10-year investment performance. The website analyzed the performance of more than 3,000 529 investment options around the country to produce its rankings.
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