My niece and her husband (residents of Florida) are planning to start a college fund for their baby daughter (4 months old). They are considering 529 savings plans and also 529 prepaid tuition plans.
Is there a place (web site or magazine or ?) that tracks the individual state plans and compares or rates the various state plans. I am hoping there is a single location keeping track of the returns earned by the individual state plans and publishing the information.
I am also wondering if there are any state plans investing in a basket of index funds. I hope my neice doesn't have my ability to pick mutual funds and other investments that do not beat the index funds they are measured against.
Are there other types of college saving plans to consider in addition to the 529s?
Any comments or opinions on this topic are appreciated.
TIA, Terry