May 29 is Not Just Another Day:
It’s 529 College Savings Day

Children grow up fast — which is why you should start saving for their higher education today. A “529 plan” is a tax-advantaged savings plan allowed by Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code that offers a way to help you save for the college education your little Texan deserves.

Texas has several 529 plan options. You can choose a prepaid tuition plan, a direct-sold college savings plan with age-based and static portfolio investment options, or an advisor-sold college savings plan you can develop with your financial advisor. Depending on your budget and the child’s age, one or more of these plans might work for your family. Whichever plan you choose, we’re here to help.

Start a Texas 529 plan
Enroll a child younger than one year of age (Newborn Enrollment) in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund^® — the state’s prepaid tuition plan — through July 31. The next General Enrollment period will open on Sept. 1, 2023, and end on Feb. 29, 2024.

Enrollment in the Texas College Savings Plan^® — the state’s direct-sold college savings plan — remains open throughout the year.

Speak to your financial advisor about the LoneStar 529 Plan^® — the state’s advisor-sold college savings plan.

Continue making contributions
You can make contributions to your child's existing 529 plan at any time. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and even friends also can contribute to your little Texan's account. And although family and friends can help you save, you will control how the money is spent on your child's future college education.

Ask questions
To learn more about the Texas 529 plans, visit SaveNowForCollege.com or call 800-445-GRAD (4723).

Select Option 5 for the Texas Tuition Promise Fund.

Select Option 3 for the Texas College Savings Plan.

Select Option 4 for the LoneStar 529 Plan.

The Texas Tuition Promise Fund^® (“Plan”), and the Texas College Savings Plan^® and the LoneStar 529 Plan^® (“Savings Plans,” together with the Plan, the “Plans”) are administered by the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board (“Board”). Orion Advisor Solutions, Inc. (“Orion”) is the manager for the Plans. The Savings Plans are distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC and maintained by Gemini Fund Services, LLC, neither of which are affiliated with Orion. The Plans and the Board do not provide legal, financial, or tax advice and you should consult a legal, financial, or tax advisor before participating.

Non-residents of Texas should consider whether their home state, or the beneficiary’s home state, offers its residents any tax or other state benefits such as financial aid, scholarship funds, and protection from creditors that are only available for participants in that state’s plan.

Texas Tuition Promise Fund
Participation in the Plan does not guarantee admission to or graduation from any college or university. Only the purchaser may direct redemptions, withdrawals, changes in beneficiary, or other contract changes.

You may lose money by participating in the Plan. No part of a contract is a deposit or obligation of, or is guaranteed or insured by, the Board, the state of Texas, or any agency or agent thereof. The contracts have not been registered with or approved by the SEC or any state. Purchasers should carefully consider the risks, fees, charges, and expenses associated with contracts, including Plan termination and reduced Transfer or Refund Value. Transfer Value applies to redemptions at Texas private colleges and universities, out-of-state colleges and universities, medical and dental schools, career schools, and registered apprenticeship programs and is the lesser of: (1) the costs the units would cover at a Texas public college or university; or (2) the original purchase price of the units plus or minus the Plan’s net investment earnings or losses on that amount. The Plan Description and Master Agreement contain this and other information about the Plan and may be obtained by visiting TexasTuitionPromiseFund.com or calling 800-445-GRAD (4723), option 5. Purchasers should read the Plan Description and Master Agreement, and all other Plan documents carefully before purchasing a contract.

Texas College Savings Plan and LoneStar 529 Plan
Estimated total asset-based fees are available on the Allocation Worksheets for the Texas College Savings Plan and the LoneStar 529 Plan, and are published in the Plan Descriptions and Savings Trust Agreements, which are reviewed annually. Fees are subject to change.

An account could lose money including the principal invested. No part of an account is a deposit or obligation of, or is guaranteed or insured by, the Board, the state of Texas, or any agency or agent thereof. Interests in the Savings Plans have not been registered with or approved by the SEC or any state. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, fees, charges, and expenses associated with municipal fund securities. The Board may suspend, modify, or terminate the Savings Plans or change investment approaches, offerings, and/or underlying investment funds at any time and without the consent of account owners or beneficiaries. The Plan Descriptions and Savings Trust Agreements contain this and other important information about the Savings Plans and may be obtained by visiting TexasCollegeSavings.com or calling 800-445-GRAD (4723), option 3, for the Texas College Savings Plan, or by visiting LoneStar529.com or calling 800-445-GRAD (4723), option 4, for the LoneStar 529 Plan. Investors should read the Plan Descriptions and Savings Trust Agreements, and all other Savings Plans documents carefully before investing. 

© 2023 Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board. “Texas Tuition Promise Fund,” “Texas College Savings Plan,” and “LoneStar 529 Plan” are registered service marks of the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board. All rights reserved. The Savings Plans are distributed by Northern Lights Distributors, LLC, Member FINRA, SIPC, 4221 N 203rd St, Suite 100, Elkhorn NE 68022.