{"id":44175,"date":"2026-05-28T11:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44175"},"modified":"2026-05-28T11:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T11:35:22","slug":"trump-accounts-app-launches-heres-how-to-get-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=44175","title":{"rendered":"Trump Accounts app launches \u2014 here&#8217;s how to get started"},"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-108258436\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump onstage at the Treasury Department&#8217;s Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, Jan. 28, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Lamarque | Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Families can now download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/06\/treasury-trump-accounts-bny-robinhood.html\">Trump Accounts\u00a0app<\/a> \u2014 a key next step in the launch of the investing accounts for children that could include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/05\/trump-accounts-free-money.html\">seed money of up to $1,000<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The app&#8217;s debut on Thursday comes a little more than a month out from the July 4 official\u00a0launch of the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/26\/trump-accounts-tax.html\">tax-deferred<\/a>\u00a0accounts. The initial deposit from the U.S. Department of the Treasury could arrive &#8220;as early as July 4,&#8221; according to an image of the app that the agency shared with CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump Accounts app, which is now available in Apple and Google app stores, was designed in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/BK\/\">Bank of New York Mellon<\/a>\u00a0and <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/HOOD\/\">Robinhood<\/a><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"\/><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, a Treasury spokeswoman said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This groundbreaking new app will make it easy for millions of Americans to sign up, contribute and watch their investments grow in value,&#8221; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a video posted <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USTreasury\/status\/2059954270481313970\" target=\"_blank\">on X<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Families have signed up nearly 6 million children for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/04\/06\/treasury-trump-accounts-bny-robinhood.html\">Trump Accounts<\/a>, according to the Treasury&#8217;s latest tally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-use-the-trump-account-app\" class=\"ArticleBody-subtitle\"><a id=\"headline0\"\/>How to use the Trump Account app<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>While Trump Accounts \u2014 also known as 530A accounts \u2014 cannot be funded until July, parents or guardians <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/21\/trump-accounts.html\">can open accounts<\/a> now by filling out IRS Form 4547 on <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpaccounts.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">TrumpAccounts.gov<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed InlineImage-inlineInfographic\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108312769\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imagePlaceholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:217.39130434782606%\">\n<div><button class=\"InlineImage-closeEnlargedImage\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"#002F6C\" aria-labelledby=\"title desc\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" data-analytic-id=\"expand-icon\" class=\"InlineImage-background\"><title>Zoom In Icon<\/title><desc>Arrows pointing outwards<\/desc><circle cx=\"10\" cy=\"10\" r=\"10\" fill=\"white\" stroke=\"#002F6C\"\/><path d=\"M9.20185 10.7982C8.96049 10.5568 8.57037 10.5568 8.32901 10.7982L5.67901 13.4482V11.2346C5.67901 10.8938 5.40308 10.6173 5.06173 10.6173C4.72037 10.6173 4.44444 10.8938 4.44444 11.2346V14.9383C4.44444 15.279 4.72037 15.5556 5.06173 15.5556H8.76543C9.10679 15.5556 9.38271 15.279 9.38271 14.9383C9.38271 14.5975 9.10679 14.321 8.76543 14.321H6.55185L9.20185 11.671C9.44321 11.4296 9.44321 11.0395 9.20185 10.7982ZM14.9383 4.44446H11.2346C10.8932 4.44446 10.6173 4.721 10.6173 5.06174C10.6173 5.40248 10.8932 5.67903 11.2346 5.67903H13.4481L10.7981 8.32903C10.5568 8.57038 10.5568 8.96051 10.7981 9.20187C10.9185 9.32224 11.0765 9.38273 11.2346 9.38273C11.3926 9.38273 11.5506 9.32224 11.671 9.20187L14.321 6.55187V8.76545C14.321 9.10619 14.5969 9.38273 14.9383 9.38273C15.2796 9.38273 15.5556 9.10619 15.5556 8.76545V5.06174C15.5556 4.721 15.2796 4.44446 14.9383 4.44446Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Trump Accounts app. <\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: U.S. Treasury<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>The initial app sign-up process requires entering the email address you used for your account application and verifying it with a code sent to that account. You&#8217;ll add a phone number and undergo verification for that, too. You&#8217;ll also create a password, and can opt in for push notifications.<\/p>\n<p>After undergoing those steps in the live app on Thursday morning, a CNBC reporter encountered a screen titled &#8220;Stay tuned for an invite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re rolling out Trump accounts in waves,&#8221; the text read. &#8220;In the next few weeks, we&#8217;ll send you an invite from no-reply@trumpaccounts.treasury.gov to activate your child&#8217;s account. You can also turn on push notifications to get notified about account updates. Be sure to complete IRS Form 4547 if you haven&#8217;t already.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The look and experience is a departure from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/21\/trump-accounts.html\">an early mockup<\/a> of the app interface on TrumpAccounts.gov, which tracked gains of individual stocks like Nvidia. That interface was still on the site as of Thursday morning. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108266483\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>An early mockup of Trump Accounts seen on a cellphone, captured in February 2026 on TrumpAccounts.gov.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Trump Accounts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"who-is-eligible-for-free-money\" class=\"ArticleBody-subtitle\"><a id=\"headline1\"\/>Who is eligible for free money<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Trump Accounts are available to all U.S. children with a Social Security number, and babies born between 2025 and 2028 are eligible for the initial deposit from the Treasury.<\/p>\n<p>A growing number of companies have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/25\/trump-accounts-employer-matches.html\">pledged to match<\/a>\u00a0the accounts&#8217; $1,000 Treasury deposit, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/28\/altimeter-capital-brad-gerstner-trump-accounts-indiana.html\">philanthropists in multiple states<\/a>\u00a0have committed to seed the accounts for qualifying families.<\/p>\n<p>Children 10 or under and born before Jan. 1, 2025 \u2014 who wouldn&#8217;t qualify for the $1,000 contribution \u2014 could get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/02\/trump-accounts-claim-money.html\">$250<\/a> if they live in a ZIP code where the median income is $150,000 or less, courtesy of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/12\/02\/michael-susan-dell-trump-accounts.html\">$6.25 billion<\/a> pledge from tech CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/michael-dell\/\">Michael Dell<\/a> and his wife, Susan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed InlineImage-inlineInfographic\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108312772\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imagePlaceholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:217.39130434782606%\">\n<div><button class=\"InlineImage-closeEnlargedImage\"><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"#002F6C\" aria-labelledby=\"title desc\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" data-analytic-id=\"expand-icon\" class=\"InlineImage-background\"><title>Zoom In Icon<\/title><desc>Arrows pointing outwards<\/desc><circle cx=\"10\" cy=\"10\" r=\"10\" fill=\"white\" stroke=\"#002F6C\"\/><path d=\"M9.20185 10.7982C8.96049 10.5568 8.57037 10.5568 8.32901 10.7982L5.67901 13.4482V11.2346C5.67901 10.8938 5.40308 10.6173 5.06173 10.6173C4.72037 10.6173 4.44444 10.8938 4.44444 11.2346V14.9383C4.44444 15.279 4.72037 15.5556 5.06173 15.5556H8.76543C9.10679 15.5556 9.38271 15.279 9.38271 14.9383C9.38271 14.5975 9.10679 14.321 8.76543 14.321H6.55185L9.20185 11.671C9.44321 11.4296 9.44321 11.0395 9.20185 10.7982ZM14.9383 4.44446H11.2346C10.8932 4.44446 10.6173 4.721 10.6173 5.06174C10.6173 5.40248 10.8932 5.67903 11.2346 5.67903H13.4481L10.7981 8.32903C10.5568 8.57038 10.5568 8.96051 10.7981 9.20187C10.9185 9.32224 11.0765 9.38273 11.2346 9.38273C11.3926 9.38273 11.5506 9.32224 11.671 9.20187L14.321 6.55187V8.76545C14.321 9.10619 14.5969 9.38273 14.9383 9.38273C15.2796 9.38273 15.5556 9.10619 15.5556 8.76545V5.06174C15.5556 4.721 15.2796 4.44446 14.9383 4.44446Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Trump Accounts app. <\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: U.S. Treasury<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Starting on July 4, parents, guardians, grandparents and others will be able to contribute up to $5,000 a year in after-tax dollars up until the year before the beneficiary turns 18. Contributions can be preset through the app, according to another image of the interface shared with CNBC.<\/p>\n<p>Employers can also contribute up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/newsroom\/treasury-irs-issue-guidance-on-trump-accounts-established-under-the-working-families-tax-cuts-notice-announces-upcoming-regulations\" target=\"_blank\">$2,500 per worker<\/a>, per year, which is part of the $5,000 limit and won&#8217;t count as taxable income, according to the IRS. Additionally, qualifying charitable organizations and state and local governments may make contributions that do not count toward the $5,000 limit.<\/p>\n<p>Treasury guidance says Trump accounts will be invested in &#8220;broad U.S. equity index funds,&#8221; such as mutual or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/etf-strategist\/\">exchange-traded funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 CNBC&#8217;s Kelli Grant contributed reporting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CNBC?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Subscribe to CNBC on YouTube.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ArticleBody-googlePreferredSourceContainer\" data-module=\"GooglePreferredSource\" data-id=\"RegularArticle-GooglePreferredSource-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/28\/trump-accounts-app-launches-heres-how-to-get-started.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump onstage at the Treasury Department&#8217;s Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, Jan. 28, 2026. 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