Lowest-rated 529 plans
According to the latest ranking from Morningstar Inc., only seven 529 college-savings plans get a below-average rating. The rankings, which are updated regularly, are based on price and investment options' ease of ownership, management experience and performance (given their strategies). The rater does have an even lower rating than Below Average -- Bottom -- but no funds currently carry that dubious distinction.
Here, then are Morningstar's seven lowest-ranked 529 plans, as of October.