College savings plans offered through the states of Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Utah earned top marks from Morningstar in the company's annual update to ratings of so-called 529 plans.
These state-sponsored investment accounts permit withdrawals for college expenses to be made free of federal taxes.
Each of the four plans earning Morningstar gold-medal ratings on Monday also won top marks last year. The four are:
-- Alaska's T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan, managed by T. Rowe Price;
-- Maryland College Investment Plan, also from T. Rowe Price;
-- Nevada's Vanguard 529 Savings Plan, managed by Upromise Investments;
-- Utah Educational Savings Plan, managed by the agency of the same name.
Four other plans earned silver-medal honors from Morningstar. Nineteen plans were rated bronze, 33 "Neutral" and four "Negative." (AP)
