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Time is the one thing you can give your child that money can’t buy later. How to open the right accounts early, get your kids legitimately paid so they can have a Roth IRA, and teach them to invest with their own money.
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$1,000 invested at birth can grow to about $149,000 by 65. How custodial accounts work, how to legitimately pay your child so they can fund a Roth IRA, and the rules, benefits and pitfalls for 2026.
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A custodial account opened at birth gives every dollar the most years to grow.
Real work, reasonable pay, good records: then a Roth IRA that grows tax-free for decades.
Let them see what a summer job’s savings, and your match, can become.
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Invest for your child from day one (UTMA/UGMA). See what they’d have when they take it over, and what it becomes if they leave it alone.
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A child with a paycheck can have a Roth IRA. See what a few years of contributions could grow to, tax-free, by retirement.
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A teen investing their own money (13 to 17), with an optional parent match. See what a few hundred dollars from a summer job can become.
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