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I opened (under my name) a Roth IRA for my 30-month-old son with a starting balance of $23K (me being a Jordan stan, :mjlit:).


The plan? A mix of covered calls, wheel, some swings, and solid long-term shares.


I’ll be sharing all the updates in my channel. For anyone who’s not into the day-trading grind, this one’s for you.


 
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Picking up some BHC again on this pullback(7.16 is where i wanted). Will hold for a while and see if we go back up
 

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I opened a Roth IRA for my 30-month-old son with a starting balance of $23K (me being a Jordan stan, :mjlit:).


The plan? A mix of covered calls, wheel, some swings, and solid long-term shares.


I’ll be sharing all the updates in my channel. For anyone who’s not into the day-trading grind, this one’s for you.



Is this legal :patrice:
 

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Is this legal :patrice:
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✅ Roth IRA for a Minor ("Custodial Roth IRA")​

  • You (as a parent or guardian) can open what’s called a custodial Roth IRA for your child.
  • The account is in the child’s name, but you manage it until they reach adulthood (usually 18 or 21, depending on your state).

🔑 Rules​

  1. Earned Income Required
    • Your child must have earned income (wages, self-employment, modeling/acting, babysitting, etc.).
    • Example: If your child earns $2,000 in a year, the Roth contribution limit is $2,000, even though the IRS max is $7,000.
    • If your baby has no income, you can’t contribute to a Roth for them.
  2. Who Provides the Money?
    • The contribution doesn’t have to come from the child’s actual paycheck.
    • As long as the child had earned income, you (or grandparents, etc.) can provide the contribution.
    • Example: Your 10-year-old earns $1,000 doing commercials. You could put $1,000 of your own money into their Roth IRA.
  3. Huge Growth Potential
    • Starting early means decades of tax-free compounding. Even a small contribution when they’re young could grow significantly by retirement.
👉 So for your baby specifically: unless they have real, documented earned income (like from child modeling or acting), you cannot open a Roth IRA for them yet.


🚫 You cannot “transfer” your Roth IRA to your child​

  • A Roth IRA is always tied to the person’s Social Security number.
  • You can’t change ownership of an IRA (Roth or Traditional) to someone else — even your child.
  • The only way it transfers is if you die, and then it becomes an inherited IRA, which has its own rules.
 
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