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Tax-Advantaged: compare savings in a tax-free account vs. a taxable account

After 10 years, you’ll have $0 or $0 more in a tax-free account than in a taxable account based on your federal tax rate of 24% and state tax rate of 6.75%.

Earnings in a 529 savings plan grow federal and state tax free and are excluded for income tax purposes when used for qualified higher-education expenses.

Earnings: compare savings with earnings vs. borrowing and repaying with interest

  • Your $6,000 in total contributions (including balance today and monthly contributions) may earn -$6,000 in total interest using a 5% hypothetical rate of return, amounting to $0.
  • If you were to borrow $0 over a 10-year period at a 6.39% interest rate, you would need to pay back that principal plus $0 in interest for overall loan payments of $0 as compared to your total contributions of $6,000.
  • Your benefit of saving now versus borrowing later is estimated $0 - $6,000 equaling -$6,000.