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How to Use a 529 Plan for Generational Wealth

September 2, 2020 at 6:12 am EDT by Joshua Holt

“Given the potential for perpetual tax-free growth, a Dynasty 529 plan can be an attractive strategy that affluent families can use in order to provide a legacy of education for their family,” writes Jeffrey Levine.

“Simply put, it’s the idea of ‘overfunding’ one or more 529 plan accounts that, between contributions and earnings, can be used to pay for multiple – or better yet, many generations of – family members’ future education expenses.”

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Joshua Holt is the founder of FIREwire, a site that aggregates personal finance, investing and financial independence stories. He is also the creator of Biglaw Investor.

Joshua spent more than a decade as a corporate lawyer in New York City representing sovereign nations and private equity clients in mergers & acquisitions.

He earned degrees from the University of Arkansas and Boston College, while also spending a year at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He lives in Austin with his wife and son.

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