Should You Open a Roth IRA or a 529 Savings Plan?
by Mike Winters from Lifehacker on (#5K3KC)

Roth IRAs and 529 savings plans are great for saving for college-both are taxed upfront, allowing you to withdraw the investment after it's grown much larger due to compound interest, without getting hit with a huge IRS bill. But which one is better? Like most choices involving your portfolio, their are trade-offs to...