The Trump Accounts initiative launched on July 4 to provide investment savings accounts seeded with a $1,000 U.S. Treasury contribution for children born between 2025 and 2028. Approximately 9 million accounts exist today, with plans underway to use Social Security data to automatically establish accounts for all 70 million American children under age 18. Private business leaders and employers are supplementing these holdings through major stock gifts, cash contributions, and workplace benefits structured like 401(k) programs.
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Federal organizers plan to expand the savings program to all 70 million minors nationwide…: Federal organizers plan to expand the savings program to all 70 million minors nationwide using Social Security administrative data.
High-profile private donors are using personal wealth and corporate equity to supplement…: High-profile private donors are using personal wealth and corporate equity to supplement government seed funding for young Americans.
Participating companies are increasingly adopting these accounts as workplace benefits by…: Participating companies are increasingly adopting these accounts as workplace benefits by mirroring traditional 401(k) program contributions.
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Michael Dell has hailed the Trump Accounts program as a growing national movement. Dell CEO took to social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to share the details of fresh contributions from Silicon Valley and beyond. In a reaction pots, Dell wrote, “This is how a moment becomes a movement.” For those unaware, this initiative is designed to give every American child under 18 a stake in the stock market. It has already opened 9 million accounts and is on track to auto-create accounts for all 70 million children using Social Security data.
Contributions made by SpaceX COO, Ray Dalio and others
Dell's post highlighted a growing list of high-profile donors stepping up to fund Trump Accounts, the tax-deferred investment savings program for American children under 18. Among the names: Altimeter Capital's Brad Gerstner, who is contributing $250 each to Trump Accounts for more than 140,000 children in Indiana, and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio and his wife Barbara, who are extending similar $250 contributions to children across Connecticut.
The biggest single commitment by dollar value came from SpaceX…
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