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Posted on 7/18/14 at 1:54 pm
Posted by ThatsAFactJack
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Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 7/18/14 at 1:54 pm
MT,

Give me the pros/cons of opening an LA Start Plan account for my 3 yr old daughter. What are the advantages/disadvantages? Should I just open a investment account instead? Lay it all on me.

Thanks.
Posted by Crbello4Hiceman
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Member since May 2011
502 posts
Posted on 7/18/14 at 1:59 pm to
Personally, I don't like accounts that you can't touch. I'd just invest in an account you can use for other things and take the tax hit as the cost to have flexibility.

Imagine she gets a scholarship somewhere and doesn't need the money or has TOPS, etc. I'd rather have the money available for a variety of uses rather than having it locked in an education specific fund (unless you feel like it is easier to not spend the money by having it inaccessible- in that case, go for it).
Posted by LSUFanHouston
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Member since Jul 2009
37164 posts
Posted on 7/18/14 at 3:00 pm to
quote:

pros


Money grows tax-deferred. If the earnings are used for higher education, the earnings come out tax free. If you use the LA start plan, you get a limited state tax deduction for contributions.

quote:

cons


If you need to pull the money out, or, if you don't use it for education, you pay taxes and penalties on the earnings. Also, if you took a state deduction for contributions, you gotta put that amount back in as income for state taxes.
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