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Note: This article is part of Morningstar's November 2013
Investor Starter Kit special report. This article originally
appeared Oct. 21, 2013.   Finding the right asset allocation--or
mix of investments--for college can be a tricky business. If
you're a minimalist, it may be tempting to buy a good-quality
balanced fund and call it a day. Especially if you're just
starting out and the assets in the college-savings plan are
still small, it may seem like overkill to manage a college
portfolio with lots of moving parts.   There are certainly worse
ways to go about saving for college (life insurance, anyone?).
But before you invest your college savings in anything, it's
worth considering how investing for college is different than
saving for that other long-term goal, retirement. Those
differences, in turn, argue for taking a mo