YOUR MONEY-U.S. college savings jump with stock market-study
April 10, 2014 at 00:00 AM EDT
NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Thanks to increased savings rates and a rising stock market, average balances in U.S. college savings plans jumped 30 percent in 2013 over the prior year, according to the new "How America Saves for College" report from Sallie Mae released Thursday.
