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• THE BEST LIST – Best State 529 Plans, and Smart Choices for Your Tuition Dollars, the College Savings Plan of Nebraska is on an exclusive list of three plans as one of the best. – Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine (December 2009). Click here for more details.  
• TOP RATED! Savingforcollege.com recently rated the College Savings Plan of Nebraska as the Top Direct sold plan for NE residents AND investors across the nation (except Louisiana residents), based on 5-year composite performance numbers for the period ended December 31, 2008. (Feb 2009). Click here for details.
• # 1 Rated Direct Sold Plan in the Nation! The College Savings Plan of Nebraska was the top rated plan in the recent Savingforcollege.com/Joe Hurley composite ratings analysis based on 3 year performance numbers (June 2008). Click here for more details.
• Elite 5 cap rating! The College Savings Plan of Nebraska received the highest rating (5 caps!) from Joe Hurley’s SavingForCollege.com for Nebraska residents, and an elite 4 ½ cap rating for non-residents (September 2007).
• One of our 5 Favorites! Kiplinger’s Personal Finance rates the College Savings Plan of Nebraska as one of the elite programs in the nation (September 2007).
• Joe Hurley’s SavingForCollege.com – grades the College Savings Plan of Nebraska (direct-sold and advisor-sold plans) with an elite 4 ½ out of 5 caps for all investors (April 2007)
• “Winners List” One of the Top 529 Plans in the Nation.–“The College Savings Plan of Nebraska, run by Union Bank and Trust, offers low-cost index funds from Vanguard Group as a core holding in its portfolios while giving investors the flexibility to supplement those funds with reasonably priced, actively managed offerings from American Century, Fidelity Investments, and PIMCO. Offers a diverse mix of reasonably-priced plans to suit various risk tolerances and investment styles.” (Morningstar, Inc. March 2007 as reported in the Wall Street Journal March 1, 2007)
• Joe Hurley's SavingForCollege.com – rates the College Savings Plan of Nebraska an elite 4 ½ out of 5 caps for Nebraska residents in their latest rankings (April 2006).
• Morningstar -- One of the Top 3 Plans in the Nation. ".the College Savings Plan of Nebraska provides an attractive mix of plans to suit various risk tolerances and investment styles. Investors can choose among four fairly cheap age-based portfolios that vary from conservative to aggressive, or opt for one of 21 different actively managed or index options from fund shops such as American Century, Fidelity, Vanguard, and PIMCO." The plan is also singled out for "below average" costs. (February 2006)
• MSN Money -- "One of the Top 5 Plans in the Nation." One of five plans singled out for keeping costs under control while turning in better-than-average performance in the past few years. Low cost, investment performance and investment diversity. (October 31, 2005)
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• Morningstar -- "Five 529 Plans with Stellar Investment Options", College Savings Plan of Nebraska included on elite list (May 14, 2004)
• Bloomberg News -- "Who Offers the Best 529 College Savings Plans?" Easiest route to the best 529 deal? College Savings Plan of Nebraska (direct-sold) listed as one of the top 529 plans (March 1, 2004)
• The New York Times -- Top Performers section, College Savings Plan of Nebraska has 3 of the 12 listed best-performing portfolios of all state 529 college savings plans portfolios in the Fixed Income, Age-Based for a 5-year old beneficiary, and Equity categories for the 12 months through March 31, 2003 (Sunday, May 25, 2003)
• Joe Hurley's SavingForCollege.com "The Hurley Report" -- The "100 / 100 Club" -- fastest growing 529 savings programs in 2002, representing all programs with over $100 million in assets and at least a 100% increase in assets -- College Savings Plan of Nebraska listed in top 3 with a 287% increase. (February 2003)
• SmartMoney Magazine -- One of the Top 3 Plans in the Country (November 2002)
• USA TODAY -- "The College Savings Plan of Nebraska won top honors in USA TODAY's analysis of 43 plans nationwide." (July 8, 2002) Read Full Article Here
• SmartMoney Magazine -- # 1 Rated Plan in the Country (December 2001)