Arizona is among the states with the worst 529 college savings plan, according to the most recent
"It's disappointing that Morningstar is unable to look at the program as a whole," said April Osborn, executive director of the
Morningstar rates 529 plans based on expenses, costs, investment results, underlying assets and investor flexibility and options.
Morningstar was particularly critical of
"Had the plan been evaluated as a whole, one would find these [criticisms] not true," Osborn added. She also made the point that the Arizona plan offers the widest array of investment options.
Arizona will be reviewing its contracts with all firms, besides Fidelity, the Boston-based mutual fund giant.
"The two providers named by Morningstar will need to answer to [our] oversight committee regarding their poor reviews," said Osborn.
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