Trump Account or 529 Plan: Which is right for your student? 60%
By Doug Reardon77%
7/20/2026, 11:05:38 PM
Keywords: Trump, Trump Account, Money, Education, Savings, 529, Finance, President, Cobb County, Wheeler High School, School
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COBB COUNTY, Ga.
(Atlanta News First) — President Donald Trump will be in Cobb County on Wednesday, where he’ll visit Wheeler High School to discuss his newly rolled out Trump Account program.
The savings accounts are meant to help kids and families save for college or retirement.
Any family can open one, but for babies born and registered for an account from now until December 31, 2028, an automatic deposit of $1,000 will be made in federal seed money.
“We’re giving this money to children so they can have a good life, very early on they can have a good life,” Trump said, introducing the program at the White House last week.
“It’s going to go down as one of the most important things we’ve done during the administration.”
To register for a Trump account, a parent would need to visit TrumpAccounts.gov, and provide the IRS with a Social Security number and a filled out 4547 Form.
From there, contributions of up to $5,000 can be made annually on top of the one-time seed money.
Trump accounts are similar to a traditional 529 savings plan, meant to specifically be used for education costs, with some notable differences.
Whereas Trump accounts max out contributions at $5,000 annually, 529 plans have no cap on yearly contributions.
Trump accounts also cannot be touched by the beneficiary until that child turns 18.
Usha Rackliffe, a professor of accounting at Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business, says parents should be taking advantage of what is essentially free money.
“Why leave money on the table,” she said.
“Even if you don’t put a nickel or a penny or a dime in the account, this $1,000 is going to grow to be at least $5,000 or $6,000 depending on what your fund is earning.
And that’s just free money.”
There are also differences when it comes to how each account is taxed. 529 plans are set up with after-tax money, meaning they are not federally tax-deductible.
Georgia, however, is one of 30 states that offers tax deductions for 529 contributions.
Trump accounts function similar to a traditional IRA, where contributions act as after-tax dollars and are not tax-deductible.
Investment earnings within the account grow tax-deferred, so no taxes are paid on capital gains or dividends while the funds remain in the account.
And, Rackliffe said, there’s nothing stopping you from doing both.
For new or considering parents, she highly recommends taking advantage of the Trump account’s $1,000 seed money.
“A lot of times people look at these accounts and think there’s a catch,” she said.
“There is no catch.
This is literally free money to you.”
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