Thursday, June 23, 2011

Help your kids reach their potential

Consider the benefits of California's official 529 College Savings Plan

The ScholarShare College Savings Plan can help give you a way to create a careful, consistently maintained college savings strategy. All your earnings are federal and California State income tax free when used for qualified higher education expenses, which may make a substantial difference when it comes time to pay for tuition, books, and room and board.

Consider opening a ScholarShare Plan Account

What do you get with a ScholarShare Plan?
* Tax advantages can help you save more Automatic contributions as low as $15 per month*
* Flexible investment options including age-based portfolios
* Savings can be used at colleges nationwide
* Guidance from Fidelity to help keep you on track
Call 800.544.5248 or visit ScholarShare.com/CAsaves to get all of the benefits of California's official 529 College Savings Plan.

Carolyn M. Clancy
Executive Vice President
Personal and Workplace Investing Services
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC

Zeny Marie Agullana
Executive Director
ScholarShare Investment Board

Guidance provided by Fidelity is educational in nature, is not individualized, and is not intended to serve as the primary or sole basis for your investment or tax-planning decisions.

Please carefully consider the Plan's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. Contact Fidelity for a free Fact Kit, or view one online. Read it carefully before you invest.

The ScholarShare College Savings Plan is offered by the ScholarShare Investment Board, an agency of the State of California, and managed by Fidelity Investments. If you or the designated beneficiary is not a California resident, you may want to consider, before investing, whether your state or the beneficiary's home state offers its residents a plan with alternate state tax advantages or other benefits.

Neither the principal deposited nor the investment return is guaranteed by the State of California, the ScholarShare Investment Board, Fidelity Investments or any affiliate thereof, or the federal government or any agency thereof.

Units of the Portfolios are municipal securities and may be subject to market volatility and fluctuation.

* Periodic investment plans do not guarantee a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market.

Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, Member NYSE, SIPC, 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI 02917

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