Published Jul 24, 2026, 2:20 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

The dubious rags to riches promise of Trump accounts

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The dubious rags to riches promise of Trump accounts

By Justine Wang ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that so-called Trump accounts, new federal investment and savings accounts for children, “could grow to hundreds of thousands of dollars” by the time children turn 18. That’s only true if parents or other donors contribute thousands of dollars per year, per child, assuming that […]