Enroll in Future Scholar

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Open a new account and start saving for a child's college education in two easy steps

1. Choose Investments

• Make your investment choices on your own
or use our Investment Selection Tool to helpyou identify portfolios that may be right for
you.
• See Pricing & Performance for more detailed
information about your investment choices.
• Before you invest in Future Scholar, please
review the Program Description, which
contains important information about
investment objectives, risks, charges and
expenses.

 

2. Select Enrollment Method

• Enroll online
• Print and mail application
• Order enrollment kit

 

Before you get started...

Before you begin the enrollment process, we suggest that you gather the following required information.

• Account Owner Information (Person who will control the account) Name, Address, Social Security
Number, Date of Birth

• Designated Beneficiary Information (Person whose educational expenses the account will be used to
fund) Name, Address, Social Security Number, Date of Birth

• Initial Contribution Method (How the account will be funded) Your initial contribution can be made by
check, money order, or direct deposit from a Coverdell Education Savings Account (Coverdell ESA) or
another 529 College Savings Plan (CSP). You can also fund your account online, in which case you’ll
need your bank routing and account numbers, or a copy of a check.

 

Please consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing in the Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan. Contact your financial advisor or Columbia for a Program Description, which contains this and other important information. Read it carefully before investing. You should also consider, before investing, whether the investor’s or designated beneficiary’s home state offers any state tax or other benefits that are only available for investments in such state’s qualified tuition program. Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., distributor and underwriter.

The Direct Plan is sold directly by the Program and is limited to a specific group of investors, as described in the Program Description. You may also participate in the Advisor Plan, which is sold exclusively through financial advisors. The Advisor Plan offers additional investment choices, but the fees and expenses are higher. Please contact your financial advisor for additional information on the Advisor Plan.

Columbia Management Group, LLC (Columbia Management) is the investment management division of Bank of America Corporation. Columbia Management entities furnish investment management services and products for institutional and individual investors. The Future Scholar 529 College Savings Plan and Columbia Funds are distributed by Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., member FINRA and SIPC. Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., is part of Columbia Management and an affiliate of Bank of America Corporation.

The Office of State Treasurer of South Carolina (the State Treasurer) administers the Program, and has selected Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. as Program Manager. Columbia Management Distributors, Inc., certain affiliates and its parent company are responsible for providing certain administrative, recordkeeping and investment services and for the marketing of the Program. Neither Columbia Management nor Columbia Management Distributors, Inc. is affiliated with the State Treasurer or Upromise, Inc.

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Enrollment Facts

Any U.S. citizen or resident
alien of legal age can open an
account
Enroll with a low $250
minimum initial contribution
Set up your automatic
contributions for your checking
or savings account
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Investments made in Future Scholar are: NOT FDIC INSURED. May Lose Value. NOT BANK ISSUED. No Bank, State or Federal Guarantee.