Age-Based Tracks

An age-based investment is just that — it's based on the age of your child. You simply choose the Investment Track: Conservative, Moderate, Aggressive or Index. Then, we will use the track you select and your child's age to determine how to invest your assets. Your investment automatically moves to a more conservative portfolio as your child gets older.

Hypothetical Example

Mark and Jane opened a 529 account when their son was a toddler. They set up recurring contributions through payroll deduction to automatically invest in their account. Knowing college was 15 years away, they selected the Aggressive Track to help maximize their long-term investment. As their child grows, their assets automatically glide through the track, growing gradually more conservative as their child becomes a teenager and they want to preserve what they have saved.

Your child's age and whether or not you have an alternative source of funds to draw from are key factors to consider when selecting an Investment Track. The bottom line — the choice is yours based on your comfort level and investment goals.

Conservative, Moderate and Aggressive Tracks

These investment tracks let you invest based on your comfort with risk. You select a Conservative, Moderate or Aggressive Track, then we invest your assets in the portfolio that corresponds to that risk track and to your child's current age. Over time, your assets will move through the diversified portfolios that make up these three tracks. These portfolios invest in a targeted mix of stock and bond mutual funds and cash from American Century Investments, Vanguard and Baird.

 

Index Track

Learning Quest also offers an index track, which invests primarily in Vanguard index funds. In this track, the beneficiary’s age will determine which of the eight age-based index portfolios your assets will start in. As the beneficiary gets older, your assets will move to one or more of the other age-based index portfolios.