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WSECU Investment Management Planning for College

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Savings for college

Options for saving money for higher education

529 Plans

  • Money grows tax deferred and comes out tax-free if used for higher education purposes
  • Contributions from $50/month to the gift limit of $15,000
  • Variety of investment choices
  • Ability to change beneficiaries
  • As a stock market product it can fluctuate in value
  • Taxes may be due if money is used for non-qualified expenses 

Educational Savings Accounts

  • Money comes out tax-free for secondary and higher education purposes
  • Contribution limit of $2,000
  • Variety of investment choices

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Investments

Securities offered through LPL Financial member FINRA/ SIPC. Insurance products offered through LPL Financial or its licensed affiliates. Financial planning services may be offered through Washington State Employees Credit Union d/b/a WSECU Investment Management, a registered investment advisor and separate entity from LPL Financial. Financial planning and other advisory services may be offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor.

Not NCUA Insured | No Credit Union Guarantee | May Lose Value

WSECU Investment Management is a registered investment advisor in the State of Washington. The advisor may not transact business in states where it is not appropriately registered, excluded, or exempted from registration. Individualized responses to persons that involve either the effecting of transaction in securities, or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation, will not be made without registration or exemption.

WSECU and WSECU Investment Management are not registered broker/dealers, nor are they affiliated with LPL Financial.

The LPL Financial registered representatives associated with this site may only discuss and/or transact business with residents of the following states: AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MN, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV.

NDIP (Non-deposit Investment Products) may be offered by an employee who serves both functions of the credit union and the selling of non-deposit investment products.

Your Credit Union (“Financial Institution”) provides referrals to financial professionals of LPL Financial LLC (“LPL”) pursuant to an agreement that allows LPL to pay the Financial Institution for these referrals. This creates an incentive for the Financial Institution to make these referrals, resulting in a conflict of interest. The Financial Institution is not a current client of LPL for brokerage or advisory services. Please visit https://www.lpl.com/disclosures/is-lpl-relationship-disclosure.html for more detailed information.

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