In the UTMA, we purchased a 5.1% CD due on 9/15/2008. The UTMA account is designed to fund her weekly allowances until she is 18, at an amount equal to two times her age. Thus, I want to have a "guaranteed" return on the money. Of course, the risk is that 16 months from now, I won't be able to get 5% interest any longer.
Since the 529 plan is for college tuition, we won't need any funds for 16 years. Therefore, this account is invested in the stock market. We have invested 25% in each of the following funds:
Vanguard Fund | YTD Return as of 5/14/07 |
| Aggressive Growth Index Portfolio | 7.25% |
| 500 Index | 6.63% |
| Extended Market Index | 8.33% |
| Developed Markets International Stock Index | 9.21% |
The S&P 500 had a 6.55% YTD return as of 5/14/07.
To date, I am pleased with the investment performance of both accounts. Currently, a 2 year treasury bill is paying 4.73% versus 5.1% that I got for the CD. In the 529 plan, all the mutual funds are matching or beating the S&P 500 returns and averaging 7.9% YTD which is exceeding the 8% annualized return that we need.
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4 comments:
Ah, starting out with a silver spoon. Is this a great country or what?
Minimum Wage,
Thanks for our commment.
I'd like to think of it of giving her a good foundation: An allowance to learn about personal finance and a college education with zero debt. I wouldn't want her to depend on her parents her entire life.
Dimes,
:-)
Thanks for letting me know about the "no comments allowed." I've corrected the issue. Seems that Blogger has randomly disallowed the comment functionality on posts that are in draft.
Thanks for participating in the Carnival of Family Life this week. Your post is a great contribution to the Carnival!
I think it's great that your teaching by example the importance of saving money as well as helping others with it. I'm not sure what the balance is for my own kids' responsibilities financially and mine in helping provide for them but I think being aware is 99% of the battle. Thanks for sharing the thought provoker. ;)
Hugs,
Holly
Here via the Carnival of Family Life. ;)
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