<p>For D1, once we knew where she was going in May 2010, in June 2010, I was able to purchase a tuition certificate from the Private 529 (then it was the Independent 529), where I paid a year of tuition for her college at a discount to the 2009-2010 rate to be applied for a year of tuition in 2013-2014, her senior year. That seemed then and now like a good idea since the member colleges agreed to accept the certificate, and worst case if she didn't attend a member college senior year, I couldn't lose more than 2% per year assuming that Oppenheimer stayed out of bankruptcy. I still anticipate using that for her senior year next fall. </p>
<p>For the curious, the website for this plan is <a href="http://www.privatecollege529.com%5B/url%5D">www.privatecollege529.com</a></p>
<p>D2 was accepted ED to a private school that is not a member and I was looking for other good prepaid deals to hedge against tuition inflation. </p>
<p>I've looked at CollegeSavingsBank.com but don't find it attractive. </p>
<p>Anybody know of other deals like private 529? We are Massachusetts Residents.</p>