Investing for minors: 529 accts canNOT hold individual stocks directly; what about ETFs?

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Author asks if 529 plans allow ETF investments since individual stocks and specific mutual funds are restricted.

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The 529 plans with which I'm familiar only allow investments in Mutual Funds -- and only certain 529-tailored funds at that.

At the other end of the spectrum, there seems to be a universal prohibition against buying individual stocks in those accounts.

In between are Exchange-Traded Funds. It's not clear if I can buy any old ETF that I like inside a 529 acct, or only a curated subset of them.

Need advice from those who've trodden this path before me.

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