New rules are being rolled out for 529 college saving plans that will allow people to roll over unused funds for college education into a Roth IRA. Yahoo Finance Senior Columnist Kerry Hannon explains what a 529 plan is and why some families are opting to roll it over into a Roth IRA retirement account.

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This post was written by Melanie Riehl