A ton of ink has been spilled in the personal-finance press praising 529 college savings plans, and their tax advantages and flexibility certainly merit the attention. But they’re not the only vehicles that families can use to help younger members pay for college. Prepaid tuition plans, custodial accounts, and other solutions often get lost in the shadow of 529s. So for this week’s Barron’s Advisor Big Q column, we asked financial advisors: What are effective college-funding vehicles that don’t include the number 529?
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