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Open a Fidelity Youth™ Account for your teen, and $50¹ will be deposited into their account. No account fees or minimums.

Account Benefits:
  • Open a Fidelity Youth™ Account once they download the Fidelity Youth app and activate their Youth Account.
  • The app is free²—plus, no monthly fees or account minimums to open.³
  • Teens get their own debit card with no domestic ATM fees.⁴
  • Interactive lessons, video, articles, tools, and calculators help jumpstart your teen's financial education. Teens get reward dollars for every level they complete.
  • Learning to invest is easy. Teens can invest in stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs with as little as $1.⁵
  • Parents can keep an eye on their teen's spending, set up alerts, and maintain visibility into account and trading activity.
  • Teens are empowered to make, manage, and invest their own money so they feel more prepared for their financial future.
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Disclosures:
The Fidelity Youth Account can only be opened by a parent/guardian. Account eligibility limited to teens aged 13-17.

¹Limited Time Offer. Terms Apply. Before opening a Fidelity Youth Account, you should carefully read the accent agreement and ensure that you fully understand your responsibilities to monitor and supervise your teen's activity in the account.

²The Fidelity Youth™ app is free to download. Fees associated with your account positions or transacting in your account apply.

³ Zero account minimums and zero account fees apply to retail brokerage accounts only. Expenses charged by investments (e.g., funds, managed accounts, and certain HSAs) and commissions, interest charges, or other expenses for transactions may still apply. See Fidelity.com/commissions for further details.

⁴Your Youth Account will automatically be reimbursed for all ATM fees charged by other institutions while using the Fidelity® Debit Card at any ATM displaying the Visa®, Plus®, or Star® logos. The reimbursement will be credited to the account the same day the ATM fee is debited. Please note, for foreign transactions, there may be a 1% fee included in the amount charged to your account. The Fidelity® Debit Card is issued by PNC Bank, N.A, and the debit card program is administered by BNY Mellon Investment Servicing Trust Company. These entities are not affiliated with each other, and Fidelity is not affiliated with PNC Bank or BNY Mellon. Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association, and is used by PNC Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.

⁵Fractional shares quantities can be entered out to 3 decimal places (.001) as long as the value of the order is at least $0.01. Dollar-based trades can be entered out to 2 decimal places (e.g. $250.00)

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For those interested

Note, offer valid for a limited time only or while promotion last

This may be useful for parents/guardians looking to jump-start their kids financial learning
  • Fidelity Offer: Parent/Guardian: Open a New Fidelity Youth Account for Your Teen Aged 13-17 & Receive Free $50 Reward Offer
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Introducing the Fidelity Youth Account. Accessible through the Fidelity Mobile App, the experience is customized for teens 13 to 17 to help them learn to save, spend, and invest.
For a limited time when you open a Fidelity Youth Account for your teen, they will get a $50 reward

Parent/guardian must have a Fidelity account first, so you can provide hands-on support, monitor their account, easily transfer money, and more. You can open accounts for yourself and your teen with no account fees or minimums.
  • Free Debit Card
    • Teens get a free debit card, with no subscription fees, no account fees, no minimum balances, and no domestic ATM fees
  • Save Early
    • Investing can help teens take advantage of compounding early to help them grow their money over time
  • Empowering teens with education
    • Teens can access a financial curriculum made just for them—so they can learn about saving, spending, investing, and more
  • Secure app
    • Teens can manage their money and invest using Fidelity's secure mobile app, plus link to payment apps like Venmo and PayPal.3
FAQ
  • Starting on January 24, 2022, when you (parent or guardian) initiate the opening of a new Youth Account and your teen (aged 13–17) downloads the Fidelity Mobile App and activates the new account, your teen will receive a $50 deposit as a reward
  • In order for your teen to receive the $50 reward offer, you (parent/guardian) must initiate the opening of a new Fidelity Youth Account through Fidelity.com/YouthAccount and your teen (aged 13–17) must download the Fidelity Mobile App and activate the new account on or after January 24, 2022
    • Parent/guardian must have their own Fidelity brokerage account to open an account for their teen.
    • Parent/guardian must initiate the application process and once completed, the teen will receive instructions on how to download the Fidelity Mobile App and activate their account.
    • No further investment or trading is required to qualify for the offer
    • Age of account applicant. Youth Accounts are only available for teens aged 13 to 17. If your teen is 18 or 19, they may apply for a different account type and/or offer instead
    • Limited to one offer per customer
    • Non-US residents are not eligible
  • The reward will be deposited directly to the eligible account within 10 calendar days after the teen has downloaded the Fidelity Mobile App and activated their account (which entails creating a username/password, and logging into the mobile app and accepting account agreements). Amounts deposited by Fidelity in the form of the reward will be initially held in the Fidelity Government Money Market Fund, the eligible account's core position.
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You need to upload copy of their SSN card and another form of ID at the end for verification.
"To open and monitor your teen's account, you'll need to open one for yourself first."
I don't have an account with them.

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02-01-2022 at 08:08 AM.
02-01-2022 at 08:08 AM.
Quote from StevenL9483 :
You should consider something besides a savings account . With inflation approaching double digits, the interest rate you are getting is definitely not keeping up. ( Ally offers free managed portfolios , that could potentially return much better than a traditional savings account)
Especially if the money won't be needed. Just a thought.

YTD isn't keeping up either. 👌
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JeremiahF
02-01-2022 at 09:01 AM.
02-01-2022 at 09:01 AM.
Note that this works for their investment accounts, and seems to be at least somewhat retroactive. We opened an account for our now 15 year old late last year and we got notified that she was getting the $50 last week. It was deposited a few days later.
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big_wake
02-01-2022 at 09:07 AM.
02-01-2022 at 09:07 AM.
Quote from laidbackinNC :
I'm gonna do this for our 14-yo son. I thought about getting him an account back when they were offering $100 bonus accounts for anyone but it didn't have all the youth benefits.

I've had a Fidelity account for a long time, ever since getting their 2% rebate credit card. I like Fidelity a lot and if it weren't so much hassle, would move my Vanguard money over because I greatly prefer the Fidelity website and account reporting interface.
As others have said, it is easy to move the funds. You can transfer the assets in-kind so you don't lose the market exposure and if it is in a taxable account, you can continue to hold the Vanguard Funds so you don't incur any tax liability. You should even be able to purchase Vanguard Funds at Fidelity I think, but would likely have to pay transaction fees so not worth it.

I agree that I hate the tax reporting from Vanguard. With Fidelity, you will have everything on the same 1099 and easier to track just one custodian. And do it ASAP before any of the Vanguard funds pay dividends so maybe you won't even get a 1099 from them for 2022!
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Tulweyen
02-01-2022 at 09:35 AM.
02-01-2022 at 09:35 AM.
Anyone know how kids would deposit cash into this account?
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YouSayToStay
02-01-2022 at 09:58 AM.
02-01-2022 at 09:58 AM.
Quote from Tulweyen :
Anyone know how kids would deposit cash into this account?
Here's what they have on their FAQ page (I was wondering the same thing):

How can I fund my teen's account?
You (parent/guardian) can fund a Youth Account by transferring money from your Fidelity account(s) to your teen's Fidelity account. The account can also be funded by electronic funds transfer (e.g., ACH), wire transfer, mobile check deposit, or US mail check deposit. Transfers or deposits of securities are not permitted. Your teen can also transfer funds from digital payment apps (e.g., Venmo, PayPal, CashApp) to their Youth Account. For ACH transfers, your teen must also be an owner or joint owner of the originating bank account.
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02-01-2022 at 10:05 AM.

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02-01-2022 at 10:05 AM.
It seems kind of glossed over here, so definitely want to point out this is designed to be more of an investment account than a savings account from Fidelity. This is all in your teen's name, and they realistically have full control over everything in the account within the limitations. This is not a "custodial account" so really gives them more control over everything, but as their parent you can still monitor and close the account.

The teen runs the account from an app on their mobile device (required to set up the account) and is able to check their balance and do their investing from there. If you're looking for just a simple savings account, this may not be what you're looking for. Highly recommend you check out their FAQ page for more details, because they don't give a lot of info on the initial page.

Not saying this is a bad account to have, but that before jumping in for the extra $50 you should read up on what you're signing up for.

https://www.fidelity.com/go/youth-account/faqs
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02-01-2022 at 11:06 AM.
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529 plan

Isn't a 529 pretty worthless if your kid decides not to go to college...? College degrees are becoming more worthless yet more expensive every year.
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02-01-2022 at 11:14 AM.
02-01-2022 at 11:14 AM.
What kind of IDs does it allow? My 15 year old doesn't have a driver's ID yet.
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02-01-2022 at 11:15 AM.
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Isn't a 529 pretty worthless if your kid decides not to go to college...? College degrees are becoming more worthless yet more expensive every year.

It's definitely something to be aware of. The penalty for non-education, if I recall, is similar to early withdrawals of a retirement account.

We have them for our kids but we don't invest somewhat modestly in this accounts, not nearly enough to cover all of school. Minimizes out exposure if they don't, and gives us some of the benefits.

I think there are ways to leverage a Roth IRA for college savings if you are eligible to contribute to one, but I don't recall exactly how that works.
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Quote from teenbean :
What kind of IDs does it allow? My 15 year old doesn't have a driver's ID yet.
From https://digital.fidelity.com/ftgw...uth#/login
Before you begin, have the following handy:
Info about your teen, including birthdate, address, Social Security number, and employment status
Your teen's Social Security card, plus one of the following for identification: a driver's license, passport, birth certificate, or school ID
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rballnut
02-01-2022 at 12:11 PM.
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Thanks OP, opened it couple days ago and $50 is already in the account.

Trying now to decide have my daughter buy a stock or CD @ 3%.
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I was planning to open this account for my son but uploading copy of SSN, I will pass.
Delaying the inevitable, SSN card is required for any bank to open an account.
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02-01-2022 at 12:31 PM.
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It's definitely something to be aware of. The penalty for non-education, if I recall, is similar to early withdrawals of a retirement account.

We have them for our kids but we don't invest somewhat modestly in this accounts, not nearly enough to cover all of school. Minimizes out exposure if they don't, and gives us some of the benefits.

I think there are ways to leverage a Roth IRA for college savings if you are eligible to contribute to one, but I don't recall exactly how that works.
In order to contribute to a roth, the child will need to have income and file taxes as well. When my son starts working, I plan to gift him any amount he puts in a roth. Investing at such an early age will pay off in spades. $1 dollar invested at age 15 will equal $145 at age 65. That same $1 invested at age 20 will only equal $88 at age 65.

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Quote from rballnut :
Thanks OP, opened it couple days ago and $50 is already in the account.

Trying now to decide have my daughter buy a stock or CD @ 3%.
Neither, buy FSKAX and let it ride. Smilie
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