Fortune | FORTUNE 07月13日 05:53
Here’s how a $1,000 ‘Trump account’ could swell to $100,000 by age 21—and $2 million by 60—even with modest contributions from families 
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根据上周签署的税收和支出法案,家长们将迎来为孩子积累财富的新选择——“特朗普账户”。该账户预计于明年7月开放,面向2025年至2028年出生的美国公民,且拥有社会安全号码的婴儿。联邦政府将提供1000美元的一次性贡献,家庭每年最多可贡献5000美元,雇主最多可贡献2500美元。资金必须投资于低成本股票共同基金或追踪美国股票指数的ETF。投资界已开始宣传其潜在益处,认为这有助于美国人更早、更有信心地建立财务保障。

👶 **账户资格与启动资金:** 2025年至2028年出生的美国公民婴儿,且拥有社会安全号码,即可开设“特朗普账户”。联邦政府将提供1000美元的初始资金。

💰 **家庭与雇主的贡献:** 家庭每年最多可向账户贡献5000美元,雇主可贡献高达2500美元。雇主的贡献不计入应税收入,有助于账户增长。

📈 **投资方式与潜在收益:** 账户资金需投资于低成本股票共同基金或追踪美国股票指数的ETF,如标准普尔500指数。假设年回报率为7%,孩子21岁时账户可能超过10万美元。如果持续投资,到持有人60岁时,账户可能超过200万美元。

💡 **账户优势与对比:** 与Roth IRA和529教育账户相比,“特朗普账户”允许在孩子很小的时候就开始积累财富。财务顾问认为,这相当于一个“超级充电的IRA”。

⚖️ **财务规划视角:** “特朗普账户”为家庭提供了另一种为孩子建立财务资源的投资工具,可以用于支付大学学费或购买首套住房,并为终身财务安全奠定基础。

Parents are getting a new option to build wealth for their kids under the new tax-and-spending law signed by President Donald Trump last week.

The so-called Trump accounts, which are expected to be available next July, are open to babies who are U.S. citizens born from 2025 through 2028 and have Social Security numbers.

The federal government will make a one-time contribution of $1,000. Families can also contribute up to $5,000 a year, with employers allowed to chip in up to $2,500 of that amount. The money must sit in low-cost stock mutual funds or ETFs tracking a U.S. stock index, such as the S&P 500.

Key details have yet to be spelled out as federal agencies must begin the rule-writing process to implement the program. But the investment community is already touting the potential benefits.

“It can help Americans build financial security earlier and more confidently and, over time, ease the pressure on both the safety net and the federal budget,” Russell Investments Chairman and CEO Zach Buchwald wrote in the Washington Post on Thursday. “This kind of long-term investment in people addresses a deep, persistent challenge: Most Americans don’t save or invest nearly enough during their working years.”

The ability for employers to make contributions, which wouldn’t count as taxable income, is key because it can allow the accounts to grow significantly, even with modest sums from families, he added.

Buchwald laid out a hypothetical scenario where a family contributes just $20 a week into a Trump account, or about $1,000 a year, with an employer adding another $2,500 a year.

Assuming a 7% rate of return, the account could top $100,000 by the time the child turns 21, he estimated. It’s a relatively conservative figure considering the S&P 500’s annual return has averaged above 10% since 1957, albeit with some big swings in the process.

If contributions keep rolling in, the magic of compounding could swell the Trump account to more than $2 million by the time the holder is 60, Buchwald added.

“That early start doesn’t just help with paying for college or buying a first home—it sets the foundation for lifelong financial security through to retirement,” he said.

Of course, more aggressive contributions and a stronger stock market would result in fatter accounts. A family that maxes out the $5,000 annual contribution limit could see the account jump to more than $190,000 after 18 years and an 8% annual return.

Trump accounts represent another investment tool for families looking to establish some financial resources for their children.

Parents can already open Roth IRAs and 529 education accounts for their kids. But they can only start IRAs when their kids are earning income, and withdrawals for 529s are largely limited to education-related expenses (though unused funds can be rolled into a Roth IRA with certain limits).

In addition, other families may not have the financial means to set up IRAs, while many Americans don’t open their own retirement accounts until they’ve landed their first jobs in their 20s, or later.

A key advantage of Trump accounts is that contributions can start very early in a child’s life, allowing for more years to build wealth.

“To me, it’s a supercharged IRA,” Cheryl Costa, a financial adviser in Framingham, Mass., told the New York Times.

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