April 14, 2000

Boom in Savings Plans Is Changing the Way Families Pay for College

By PETER SCHMIDT

Programs compete by offering more flexibility and better returns

The birth of a child brings families an array of offers from diaper services, baby-food companies, and, increasingly, competing college-savings plans.

Some states have been mailing brochures for the plans along with birth certificates.

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