Originally Posted by Spottedbass
For the chunk of money, look into a 529 plan if you're looking to invest for college.

For the transfer, you would have to pay taxes if the simple plan was pre tax, rolling it into a Roth.


Yep, if you want to just pick a fund and not actively trade with the money set up a 529. You can deduct contributions from your state taxes but not federal. Once set up, they (Grandparents) can directly contribute and get the tax deduction.