Explainer

‘Trump Accounts’ for Kids Get Another Billionaire Boost. What to Know.

Michael Dell 'Super Excited' to See Kids' Accounts GrowPhotographer: Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg

A new savings vehicle, dubbed “Trump accounts,” is designed to help the rising generation of American children build wealth into adulthood.

Under the multitrillion-dollar tax and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump in July, the federal government will contribute $1,000 to accounts set up for every American baby born in the next few years.