$Only a fraction of eligible kids are signed up for ‘Trump accounts.’ All told, they could be missing out on billions of dollars in wealth.$

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Only a fraction of eligible kids are signed up for ‘Trump accounts.’ All told, they could be missing out on billions of dollars in wealth.

MarketWatch · Jun 30, 2026, 7:29 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

The new account, formally called a 530A, is set to launch on the Fourth of July, but many parents say they don’t want it. Some don’t even know about it.

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Only a fraction of eligible kids are signed up for ‘Trump accounts.’ All told, they could be missing out on billions of dollars in wealth.

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