Article Archive (Page 16)  

• February 27, 2019

  Lifelong Learning

  When your child fears math, you can help

  If you’ve ever done math homework with a child who has slammed down a pencil, worn a hole through the paper with the eraser, or dripped crocodile tears onto that three-digit by two-digit multiplication problem, then you know: Math anxiety is real. As parents, it’s disheartening to watch our child…

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• February 1, 2019

  Industry Highlights

  Great news! Affordable Prepaid Plan Pricing Announced!

  With open enrollment beginning, we have some excellent news to share! Prices for all of our Florida Prepaid Plans will remain steady this year — a bottom-line boon to Florida families who are ready to pre-purchase their children’s college education. We’re also excited to unveil a new tool that will…

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• January 30, 2019

  Saving for College

  Meet the Next Florida Prepaid Kid!

  Kaylin Truba has been talking to her daughter Lillian about college since she was six months old. Friends often teased Kaylin that she was a bit premature, but Kaylin wanted to instill in her daughter the importance of education. Kaylin is a materials engineer for a parachute company in DeLand…

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• January 17, 2019

  Financial Literacy

  Customer 101: Save time with online account access

  Our Online Account Access makes managing your college savings even easier! You can view all of your plans and beneficiaries in one place, as well as: Add a new plan Make a payment or contribution Update your contact information View correspondence If you do not yet have online access, register…

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• January 14, 2019

  Saving for College

  A governor’s gift to his grandchildren — and all Floridians

  The recent inauguration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has us thinking about the impact a state leader can make: history proves that a lot can be accomplished with fresh insights, bold initiatives, and the drive to improve lives for Florida families. For us, that line of thinking always takes us…

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• January 4, 2019

  Saving for College

  A menu of healthy saving ideas for 2019

  The New Year always has a way of getting us thinking about the big things. First, we consider again how time flies. There is that inevitable moment when we think, “2019, already?” And then a little voice reminds us that we’ve felt this incredulity many times before, and those years…

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• December 14, 2018

  Saving for College

  Invite friends and family to give the gift of college

  What do you give to the child that already has everything they need? Something that, as it turns out, they still actually need: money for college. Let’s consider grandparents and gifting. According to research from Fidelity, only four in 10 high net worth grandparents are helping with their grandchildren’s college…

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• December 12, 2018

  Financial Literacy

  Using your 529 Savings Plan? Withdraw expenses before December 31

  The end of another year isn’t just for gift giving and visits with Santa. It’s also the time of year when financial planners recommend families make withdrawals on their 529 Savings Plans. Here is more from our guest blogger, certified financial planner Sean Moore. We know it’s a busy time…

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• November 6, 2018

  Financial Literacy

  Bright Futures and Prepaid work together — and it’s amazing

  Emily Smith is by any metric a top-performing student. She was valedictorian of her high school class in Apopka and is now a pre-med junior at University of Florida. Her father calls her a “rarity.” “She’s very sharp,” said Jerry Smith. “She budgets her money well and she’s always one…

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• September 20, 2018

  Financial Literacy

  Florida Bright Futures and Florida Prepaid – A Winning Combo!

  Florida Prepaid College Plans are a smart and guaranteed way for all Florida residents to save for college.  Most families end up using their plans at Florida schools, but the value of the plans can be applied to most schools nationwide too. The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program can also…

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