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Trump Accounts launch, getting young Americans bought back into capitalism
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Sacks pivots from the philanthropy narrative to what he thinks is an underappreciated story: Trump Accounts are among the most powerful tax-advantaged vehicles ever created in America. He walks through the full stack: donate up to $5,000 per year per child, with family, friends, and employers all eligible to contribute. The account compounds tax-free until 18. Employers can contribute $2,500 tax-free to an employee's child's account — a no-brainer for both parties. At 18, the child can roll it into an IRA or, better yet, a Roth IRA. The optimal move, per the CPAs Sacks has been reading: wait until the child is no longer a dependent and is in the 0% tax bracket — probably in college or just after graduation — and do the Roth IRA conversion at minimal cost. A $200–300K account at age 18 compounds to over $10 million by age 60 at historical market rates. The account also allows penalty-free withdrawals for home down payments, health emergencies, college, and business startup. Maxed out with contributions from friends, family, and employer, Sacks says Sacks, if a Trump account had been maxed out using historical market returns, the child would be a millionaire by age 28. He summarizes: this is like getting an IRA at birth, which is something that has never before been possible in America.
The Trump Accounts app went live on July 4th and hit 1.5 million accounts created and over $1 billion in deposits in the first 24 hours alone. Every account invests in the S&P 500, costs nothing, and is free for the child's lifetime. President Trump has now directed the team to auto-create accounts for all 50–70 million eligible children.
Starting with $1,000 at birth and saving just $10 a week into an S&P 500-indexed Trump Account yields approximately $50,000 by age 18.
Over 1.5 million Trump Accounts were created and over $1 billion in deposits were made within the first 24 hours of the app going live on July 4th.
Michael and Susan Dell anchored philanthropy for Trump Accounts with $250 contributions for 25 million children, while Gwynne Shotwell donated $350 million of SpaceX shares for lower-income kids.
Brad Gerstner committed $100 million to fund Trump Accounts for all children in Indiana — a number that dwarfs anything he's done philanthropically before. He believes Trump Accounts could raise $100 billion in the first 12 months and become the largest direct philanthropic platform in American history.
Brad Gerstner told the president they believe they can raise $100 billion in philanthropic contributions to Trump Accounts within the first 12 months.
Trump Accounts are better than an IRA: tax-free compounding from birth, employer contributions up to $2,500 tax-free, philanthropic contributions from friends and family, and a Roth IRA rollover at conversion — ideally when the kid is in the 0% bracket. Maxed out, the account could reach $200–300K by age 18 and compound to $10M+ by 60.
