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Household Investment in 529 College Savings Plans and Information Processing Frictions

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Better 529 plan selection could boost earnings by 9% on assets intended for kids’ education, report Wharton School researchers James J. Li, Olivia S. Mitchell, and Christina Zhu, via Retire Secure Blog.…Read More

Information Processing Frictions and Suboptimal Investment in 529 College Savings Plans

Promotional graphic for a Financial Literacy Seminar featuring Olivia S. Mitchell from the University of Pennsylvania on October 19, 2022.

Wharton Professor and Director of the Pension Research Council, Olivia S. Mitchell, will speak Wednesday, October 19th on “Information Processing Frictions and Suboptimal Investment in 529 College Savings Plans,” a Fed/GFLEC Financial Literacy Seminar at The George Washington University.…Read More