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60 Million Children Have Been Automatically Enrolled in Trump Accounts. Here’s What Parents Should Know

President Donald Trump speaks about "Trump Accounts," investment savings accounts for children, in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, D.C. on October 7, 2026. —Alex Wroblewski—AFP/Getty Images Sixty million American children were automatically enrolled into “ Trump Accounts ” on Oct. 1, President D onald Trump announced. Roughly 10 million of the investment accounts for kids have also been created by parents or guardians following the program’s launch on July 4, meaning…

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