College Savings Plan Recognized by Morningstar

When you're saving for your child's college, be sure you consider a 529 plan with low expenses and strong management expertise. For the second year in a row, the T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan received a "Top" rating by Morningstar, Inc. The Plan was one of only six to be selected in the October 2011 survey. To provide a more comprehensive evaluation of 529 Plans in 2011, Morningstar looked beyond investment options—and analyzed performance, cost, confidence in management, stewardship practices, and underlying investment quality.

See how easy it is to save with a top-rated college savings plan. It's a decision that can make a big difference for your child's future.

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All college savings portfolios are subject to market risk, including possible loss of principal.

The T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan is offered by the Education Trust of Alaska. You should compare this Plan with any 529 college savings plan offered by your home state or your beneficiary's home state and consider, before investing, any state tax or other benefits that are only available for investments in the home state's plan. Please read the Plan’s Disclosure Document which includes investment objectives, risks, fees, charges and expenses, and other information. You should read the Plan Disclosure Document carefully before investing. For other important legal information, please read the Plan's Privacy Policy.

*Morningstar analysts reviewed 58 plans for its 2011 survey, of which 6 plans received a "Top" rating and reviewed 52 plans for its 2010 survey, of which 5 plans received a "Top" rating. Ratings for each plan are based on 5 factors: the quality of the underlying investment options, performance of those options, the skill of the managers of those options, the costs associated with each plan, and the stewardship practices of each plan's program manager. Plans were then assigned ratings of "Top," "Above Average," "Average," "Below Average," and "Bottom." To earn a "Top" rating, a plan must be best-in-class across all 5 areas.