{"id":40592,"date":"2026-01-28T14:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=40592"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:37:23","slug":"rap-artist-nicki-minaj-pledges-support-for-trump-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=40592","title":{"rendered":"Rap artist Nicki Minaj\u00a0pledges support for Trump accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108258192\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Nicki Minaj attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating &#8220;Superfine: Tailoring Black Style&#8221; at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. <\/p>\n<p>Dia Dipasupil | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Rap artist Nicki Minaj\u00a0will contribute between $150,000 and $300,000 to fund her fans&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/26\/open-trump-account-tax-return.html\">Trump accounts<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Grammy-nominated\u00a0star will attend a summit on Wednesday with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to promote Trump accounts, also known as Section 530A accounts, which are a type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/ira\/\">individual retirement account<\/a> designed to encourage early wealth building. Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz confirmed Minaj&#8217;s grant to MS NOW.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear who could be eligible to receive a share of Minaj&#8217;s contribution. The New York Post, which was first to report the news, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/28\/us-news\/nicki-minaj-donates-cash-for-trump-accounts-for-barbz-babies\/\" target=\"_blank\">indicates<\/a> the grant could benefit Minaj&#8217;s fans, known as &#8220;Barbz.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The White House and Minaj&#8217;s representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-relatedContent\" id=\"RegularArticle-RelatedContent-1\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-container\">\n<div class=\"RelatedContent-nonCollapsibleContent\">\n<h2 id=\"read-more-cnbc-personal-finance-coverage\" class=\"RelatedContent-header\">Read more CNBC personal finance coverage<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/28\/trump-accounts-nicki-minaj.html\">Rap artist Nicki Minaj\u00a0pledges support for Trump accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/27\/trump-401k-house-down-payment-plan.html\">Trump not a fan of using 401(k)s to buy homes. 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What to consider<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/10\/01\/best-financial-advisors.html\">CNBC&#8217;s Financial Advisor 100: Best financial advisors, top firms ranked<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>In a Jan. 24 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NICKIMINAJ\/status\/2015109826913718712\" target=\"_blank\">post on X<\/a> referencing Wednesday&#8217;s event, Minaj wrote, &#8220;The true meaning of paying it forward. Early financial literacy &amp; financial support for our children will give them a major head start in life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"employers-philanthropists-boost-contributions\" class=\"ArticleBody-subtitle\"><a id=\"headline0\"\/>Employers, philanthropists boost contributions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>All children born between 2025 and 2028 qualify for an initial $1,000 Trump account deposit from the Treasury, which parents can opt into when opening the account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A growing list of companies, including Bank of America, Intel, Chime,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SOFI\/\">SoFi<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/CHTR\/\">Charter Communications<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/BK\/\">BNY<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/BLK\/\">BlackRock<\/a>, Investment Company Institute,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/HOOD\/\">Robinhood<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SCHW\/\">Charles Schwab<\/a>, have also announced they will match the federal $1,000 contribution for employees&#8217; children.<\/p>\n<p>Other one-time funding opportunities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/02\/trump-accounts-claim-money.html\">include $250<\/a> for certain ages kids 10 and under from tech CEO Michael Dell and his wife, Susan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/02\/michael-susan-dell-trump-accounts.html\">$6.25 billion pledge<\/a>. The donation is for children who aren&#8217;t eligible to receive the $1,000 Treasury seed money.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some Connecticut kids could also see an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/17\/ray-dalio-trump-child-savings-accounts.html\">additional deposit <\/a>from billionaire hedge fund manager<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/ray-dalio\/\"> Ray Dalio<\/a> and his wife, Barbara. Other philanthropists could make similar gifts as part of the &#8220;50-state challenge,&#8221; Bessent said at a White House press conference last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is breaking news. 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