Saving for college is within your reach
Overwhelmed with the thought of saving for your child's future? Start a free education savings account with Raise Education and put those worries to bed.
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It takes a village.
We make it easy to crowdfund your child's future education with the help of friends and family.
Create an education savings account for your child in less than 5 minutes.
Truly a set it and forget it solution, creating a Raise Education account is easy and can be done in less than 5 minutes. Once set up, you can invite friends and family to assist in your savings journey.
"I love how easy it is to contribute to my child's future! And the ability to share his link with family and friends so that they can contribute for birthday or holiday gifts is an awesome advantage!"
Kailey B., Mother of one
Invite friends and family to contribute to grow your savings even faster.
Grow your savings faster by crowdfunding your account with the help of friends and family. Raise Education accounts average 8x more outside contributions than the competition, ensuring that your child is set up for success with the help of their village.
"I love the ease of setting up the account and the flexibility of being able to provide a way for family and friends to add to my daughter's education. It so user friendly!"
Towanda W., Mother of one
All accounts are tax-advantaged 529 accounts that are student loan and FAFSA-friendly.
Our accounts compound monthly in the stock market so they grow automatically over time as your child ages. And should your child not choose to go to college, we can roll over their account into a Roth IRA to jumpstart their retirement.
"As parents, we have enough that keeps us up at night... now the last thing my wife and I have to think about is being able to afford our kids' future education. Matter of fact, we trust Raise Education so much that we NEVER think about it anymore."
Casey D., Father of two
Easy to get started
Set up an account in less than 5 minutes to get started today. Create a repeating contribution to put it on autopilot.
Set it and forget it
Our automated investment strategy will invest your contributions to grow tax-free with respect to the age of the beneficiary.
Automatic Roth IRA conversion
Should a child decide not to attend college, we can automatically roll their Raise Education plan into a Roth IRA, giving them a jumpstart on their retirement.
Scholar pledges
Know a child you’d like to help but they don’t yet have an account? Now you can send "scholar pledges" to a child in need, prompting the parent to redeem the funds.
For adult learners, too
Keeping an eye on that MBA program? Wanting to go back and finish that degree at night? Raise Education works well for adult learners, too!
100% FAFSA friendly
All Raise Education accounts play nicely with federal student aid programs - so feel free to double dip, maybe even add some sprinkles while you're at it.
Repeating contributions
Want to double-down on a scholar's future education? Create a repeating contribution! You can stop or adjust at any time.
Share on social media
It's super easy to share all Raise Education profiles on social media to make it easy to involve friends and family in on your child's savings journey.
Use on any education expense
Tuition, books, heck - even "meals at the caf", are all covered expenses of Raise Education accounts. It's flexible, allowing you to use your funds the way you need to.
Always free to contribute
We don't feel it’s right to penalize parents for doing what's best for your children, so we never charge you, or your partner, for contributing to your own account.
Create unlimited plans
Got one child or seven? "The more the merrier" we say! We never charge you to set up an account, so set up as many as you need.
Planning? Pregnant? No problem!
Get started saving today by creating an "expected child" account. We'll reach back out near your estimated due date to remind you to finish setting up your account.
Automated investment planning
All contributions made to Raise Education accounts are intelligently invested according to the age of your child and when they'll need the funds.
State of the art security
Our team has spent decades building highly-secure financial solution. When it comes to security, your safety is our only concern.
We're on call
We're always ready to help you with whatever you need - just click the pink button in the bottom right corner and we'll immediately connect you to a real human being - what a concept!
“I love how easy it is to set it up and share with friends and family to help our kids grow their college funds. I also love that the staff is there to answer any questions I have and help get me answers!”
Mother of two
Save every, last, penny
It's not our business to make your child our business
You & Your Spouse
Free
We don't think it's right to penalize you for saving for your child - so we won't.
Friends & Family
5% fee
When loved ones contribute, we add 5% to their contribution to keep the servers humming.
Start saving for those you love.
We've helped thousands of people begin their education savings journey, we're ready to help you.
Why can't I just go out and do this myself?
Go for it! Anyone can start a 529 college savings account in any state they choose. However, we think you'll find that doing it through Raise Education is a whole lot easier. Plus, we give you the added ability to share your child's profile with friends and family to let the savings multiply!
Is this an investment?
Yes - the way 529 accounts work is that they deploy your savings into an investment account, which is comprised of various assets in the stock market. Fear not, investment of Raise Education portfolios is done according to the your child's age, so when they're younger the portfolio is more aggressive, but gets more conservative once they get closer to going to college.
How do your competitors work?
Typically speaking, other solutions out there charge you a management fee (monthly or annual) to keep your account going. We don't really feel that's fair. The vast majority of our expenses occur when people contribute, so we feel that charging friends and family 5% to contribute is better-aligned with your financial interests.
What expenses can a 529 account cover?
If it's related to education, it's covered. You can even pay for expenses related to private K-12 schools. So, books, tuition, room and board - all good. Picking up a few beers on the way to a house party - yeah, don't even think about it.
What is "Scholar Raise"?
Pardon our dust! We've recently migrated our Scholar Raise college savings product over to Raise Education. This change allows us to better serve our customers under the Raise brand going forward. Some older marketing material, like our brand video, still has the Scholar Raise branding. This is purely cosmetic. It's the same product and the same team.
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Raise Financial, LLC, a Tennessee Limited Liability Company, is an internet based investment advisory service. Our internet-based investment advisory services are designed to assist clients in personal investment and are not intended to provide comprehensive tax advice or financial planning. Our services are available to U.S. residents only. This website shall not be considered a solicitation or offering for any service or product to any person in any jurisdiction where such solicitation or offer would be unlawful.
Please consider your objectives and tax implications before investing with Raise Financial, LLC. All investments and securities involve risk. Raise Financial does not provide brokerage services.