Reuters Money: Should you super-fund your 529 college savings plan?

	Click to View in Browser 12/16/2013 Should you super-fund your 529 college savings plan? NEW YORK (Reuters) - With college costs already astronomical and rising, saving for them isn't just a year-end thing. But if those prices - averaging $40,917 a year for a private four-year college or $18,391 for a state school, according to the College Board - have got you down, there are some ways to max out your savings before 2013 ends. JPMorgan, other employers move to cover costly autism therapies Boston (REUTERS) - Michael Giangregorio's son Nicholas was diagnosed as severely autistic when he was 18 months old. Now 12, Nicholas requires nearly round-the-clock care - special schooling as well as speech, occupational and physical therapy - that can cost tens of thousands of dollars a year. Several Swiss cantonal banks to join U.S. tax deal ZURICH (Reuters) - Several Swiss regional banks said on Monday they would cooperate with U.S. officials to avoid prosecution in a crackdown on Swiss lenders suspected of helping wealthy Americans evade taxes through offshore accounts. Swiss banker in eye of U.S. tax evasion storm to face court MILAN/BOLOGNA (Reuters) - For years, former top Swiss banker Raoul Weil had U.S. charges for allegedly helping rich Americans avoid tax hanging over him. U.S. Mega Millions jackpot jumps to $550 million (Reuters) - The U.S. Mega Millions jackpot jumped to an estimated $550 million on Friday, after no winning ticket was sold for the multi-state lottery's second-largest top prize. China to remove price, turnover guidelines for IPOs, details investor participation SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's securities regulators issued fresh details on their plans for the resumption of initial public offerings (IPOs) early next year, eliminating pricing and turnover controls for IPOs while detailing how investor participation will be managed. UBS ruled not liable to U.S. shareholders for rogue trader NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. securities laws have their limits and do not justify making UBS AG liable to shareholders for touting its ability to control risk even as it harbored a rogue trader who caused $2.3 billion of losses, a federal judge ruled on Friday. Ex-Chesapeake CEO McClendon, partnership file to raise up to $2 billion (Reuters) - A partnership related to Chesapeake Energy Corp's former Chief Executive Officer Aubrey McClendon filed for a public offering on Friday to raise up to $2 billion to buy and drill oil and gas properties within the United States. Amazon pressed on gun accessory sales, a year after Newtown BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist investors have asked Amazon.com Inc to review its sales of firearms accessories, concerned that the online retailer offers products that could be used to convert semi-automatic rifles into weapons that fire too rapidly to be legal. LCH.Clearnet expands credit default swap clearing service LONDON (Reuters) - LCH.Clearnet, the clearing house majority owned by the London Stock Exchange, has expanded its credit default swap (CDS) clearing service, as it seeks to improve efficiency for clients and capitalize on derivatives trading reforms. Related Video Bette Midler: Cleaning and greening New York Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Business News Industrial output posts largest gain in a year Futures point to higher open, all eyes on Fed The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend