Are you happy with your 529?

[HM]

We are not happy. It was poorly managed and lost several thousand dollars and lost and lost and lost. 8 years later it is only gained $1,500 over our initial investment. The money would have done better in our savings acct.

We had the same experience. The crash in 2008 really wiped us out. Took a long time to recover everything we'd put in. At the time we had a lot in aggressive stocks. We now have kids in college and so are taking money out at this point.

 

[dhardawa]

I'm quite happy with mine. It is through the state in which I live and I get a 20% tax credit on everything I put in. So, pretty much, there is a 20% return before the regular return since I put that credit amount back into the account when my tax return comes in. But, to answer your question, yes, the accounts are making money.