Trump Accounts: How Much Will Children Have When They Turn 18?

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If the 'Trump Account' for child support, which U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his intention to reintroduce, is actually established, the asset value could approach up to $6,000 when the child becomes an adult. Amid news that Micron (MU) donated $250 million and Elon Musk will also contribute, the potential value of the Trump Account, a $1,000 tax-advantaged investment account targeting children born between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2028, is once again drawing attention.

According to crypto media outlet Finbold on July 7 (local time), based on the growth of the U.S. stock market over the past 18 years, a $1,000 Trump Account opened on July 7, 2026, could grow to $5,980.57 by July 7, 2044, when the beneficiary child turns 18. This is an estimate based on the S&P 500 index, which was 1,252.31 exactly 18 years ago on July 7, 2008, and has now risen to 7,489.53, a 498.06% increase. However, assuming the same level of inflation, the purchasing power of $5,980.57 in the future would decrease to approximately $3,925.45 in current value.

The past 20 years have been a unique period, experiencing severe recessions and a global pandemic while simultaneously recording the longest and most powerful bull market in history. Therefore, the media separately analyzed the theoretical performance of the Trump Account based on President Trump's own birth date, June 14, 1946, to examine long-term market trends from various angles. A simulation was conducted using the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) to reflect the structure of the U.S. economy at that time, before the S&P 500 index was established.

In June 1946, when President Trump was born, the Dow Jones index was around 210, but by June 1964, when he became an adult, it had risen by 295.955 points to 831.50. Applying this growth rate, a $1,000 account he would have received at birth would have grown to $3,959.52 by the time he became an adult. The purchasing power of this amount, adjusted for inflation, would be $3,607.63 in 1946 terms, which is still far short of the 'small loan of a million dollars' he had to receive from his father to start his business.

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