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Ask Kantro: When Should a Child's UTMA or UGMA Account be Moved into a 529 College Savings Plan Account?

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I have an old UTMA account for my daughter with Janus, with approximately $5,000 in gains. I opened this before they even had 529 college savings plans. I was thinking of transferring this to a 529 account with NYSaves.com. My daughter is 13. Is it worth transferring this UTMA account to a 529 and paying capital gains now, or is it ... Full Story

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