Child Wealth Blog
Simple guides to help parents understand investing, compounding, account options, and building opportunities for their children.
๐ถ Getting Started
New to investing for your child? Start here.
Why We Started Investing For Our Daughter At Age 1
A personal story about investing for our daughter from age 1.
Read Article โBest Investments For Newborns
A simple guide to index funds, 529 plans, and custodial accounts for parents.
Read Article โHow To Open An Investment Account For Your Child
A beginner-friendly guide to opening an account step by step.
Read Article โWhy Starting Early Matters More Than Amount
Learn why time and consistency are often more important than the amount invested.
Read Article โHow To Use The Child Wealth Calculator
Learn what return rate means, which calculator to use, and how to understand the results.
Read Guide โ529 Plans vs Custodial Accounts
Understand the difference between these popular account types.
Read Article โBest Ways To Invest For Kids
Common ways parents save and invest for their child's future.
Read Article โ529 Plan vs Brokerage Account
Compare flexibility, taxes, and growth potential when saving for your child's future.
Read Article โ๐ฐ Investing & Wealth Building
How small investments may grow over time.
Giving My Daughter The Financial Head Start I Wish I Had
Why starting early can give children the one investing advantage adults can never get back: time.
Read Article โTop 5 Financial Moves Teens Can Make Before Turning 18
From opening a Roth IRA after a first job to learning credit, investing, side hustles, and living below your means, these teen money moves can create a powerful head start.
Read Article โWhy Index Fund Fees Matter More Than Most Parents Realize
See how low fees can help keep more money invested and potentially save thousands over time.
Read Article โShould You Reinvest Dividends For Your Child?
Learn what dividends are, how reinvesting them works, and why they may help long-term growth.
Read Article โWhat If The Market Goes Down?
Worried about investing for your child during a market crash? Learn why staying invested, dollar-cost averaging, and thinking long term may be more important than trying to predict the next downturn.
Read Article โThe Biggest Investing Mistakes Parents Make
Learn the common mistakes parents make when investing for their children and how to avoid them.
Read Article โVOO vs Savings Account For Kids
See how investing and saving can lead to very different outcomes over time.
Read Article โThe Power Of Automatic Investing For Your Child
Learn how monthly automatic contributions can help parents stay consistent without trying to time the market.
Read Article โWhat Happens If You Wait 5 Years To Start Saving For College?
See how delaying college savings could cost thousands, even when investing the same monthly amount.
Read Article โCould Investing Help Your Child Buy A Home Sooner?
Discover how small monthly investments today could potentially help your child with a future down payment, closing costs, and other first-home expenses.
Read Article โHow Much Will $25 Per Month Be Worth For My Child?
See how a small monthly investment can grow over time and help create future opportunities.
Read Article โCan My Child Become A Millionaire?
See how starting early, investing consistently, and giving compound growth time could potentially create extraordinary results.
Read Article โHow To Build $100,000 For Your Child
See how small monthly investments, time, and consistency could potentially grow into six figures.
Read Article โThe $1 Per Day Child Wealth Experiment
What happens if you invest just $1 per day for your child? The results may surprise you.
Read Article โHow To Build $100,000 For Your Child
See how small monthly investments, time, and consistency could potentially grow into six figures.
Read Article โ๐ Money Lessons
Teaching children and teens about money.
Should You Open A Roth IRA For Your Child?
Learn how a teenager with earned income can start investing early and build long-term retirement wealth.
Read Article โTop 5 Financial Gifts That Could Be Worth More Than Toys
Discover five meaningful gifts that can help build your child's future, from investing and college savings to money books, entrepreneurship, and confidence-building experiences.
Read Article โA Simple Birthday Money Strategy For Parents
Learn the 50/50 rule that lets children spend some birthday money today while investing some for their future.
Read Article โThe $20 Target Rule: A Simple Way To Teach Kids About Money
A simple real-life lesson to help children understand budgeting, tradeoffs, and the value of a dollar.
Read Article โShould I Tell My Child About Their Investments?
Some parents tell their children about investments early. Others wait until adulthood. Hereโs why we plan to keep our daughterโs investment account a surprise.
Read Article โThe Grandparent Gift That Could Last A Lifetime
See how small gifts from grandparents could potentially create opportunities long after toys are forgotten.
Read Article โGet The Child Wealth Guide
Learn how small monthly investments and birthday money can grow into meaningful wealth over time.
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