Spotlight PERSONAL FINANCE | Q&A Trump Accounts are now live. Here's how they work Daniel de Visé USA TODAY Jul 12, 2026 Jul 12, 2026 Updated Aug 12, 2026 0 × Aljazeera US President Donald Trump rang the opening bells of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to mark the start of ‘Trump Accounts’. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump hailed the arrival of Trump Accounts in a recent Oval Office ceremony, vowing to make millions of American babies "very rich."kAm%96 7656C2= D2G:?8D AC@8C2> H6?E =:G6 @? E96 u@FCE9 @7 yF=J[ H:E9 E96 72>:=:6D @7 e >:==:@? p>6C:42? 49:=5C6? 4=2:>:?8 244@F?ED] p>@?8 E9@D6 49:=5C6? 2C6 `]c >:==:@? ?6H3@C? 323:6D H9@ 86E S`[___ :? D665 >@?6J 7C@> E96 8@G6C?>6?E]k^AmkAmpE E96 962CE @7 E96 %CF>A p44@F?ED :?:E:2E:G6 :D 2 7656C2= A=6586 E@ 56A@D:E S`[___ :?E@ D2G:?8D 244@F?ED 7@C 6G6CJ 49:=5 3@C? 36EH66? a_ad 2?5 a_agi 2? x#p 7@C <:5D[ 32D:42==J] %96 AC@8C2> 2=D@ :D @A6? 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Personal-finance The 'magic number' for a comfortable retirement just got bigger DANIEL DE VISÉ USA Today Network
The Great Wealth Transfer will be smaller than you think There’s been a lot of talk about the Great Wealth Transfer, a projected shift of an estimated $124 trillion from older generations to younger ones.
Trump rings in new ‘Trump Account’ investment accounts for children US President Donald Trump rang the opening bells of the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq to mark the start of ‘Trump Accounts’.
