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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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529 plan
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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FWFFan
11-05-2023 at 08:59 AM.
11-05-2023 at 08:59 AM.
Quote from big_wake :
Open one. If you already use a low cost provider like Vanguard, then just put a small token amount into your Fidelity account. If you don't have a brokerage account anywhere, then you definitely want this. Even if you don't have extra funds to put into it, set it up initially with a very small weekly or monthly auto deposit.

Most other savings and debit card options for teens are rip-offs. This is a really good option and pretty most won't cost anything.
Be careful about this account... I called up and confirmed the following: if your kid goes rogue and start buying and spending, the only power you have is to terminate the account. Facility will not let you see the details, will not allow you to change the password, when I allow you to prevent purchase and sale of stock, will not allow you to put a stop to transactions, etc... I got the only power you have is two terminate the account... If when that happens the money is not sent to you but to the kid.

Most families are okay with this but you just need to be aware.
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sligdillz
11-05-2023 at 12:37 PM.
11-05-2023 at 12:37 PM.
The goal is the financialize everyone and everything.
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BruceInCola
11-05-2023 at 03:23 PM.
11-05-2023 at 03:23 PM.
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& it's gone…

No, it's not.
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billyloon
11-05-2023 at 07:11 PM.
11-05-2023 at 07:11 PM.
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No pls
Sorry if it's too complicated for you. You should probably have someone else managing your accounts anyhow.
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billyloon
11-05-2023 at 07:13 PM.
11-05-2023 at 07:13 PM.
Quote from JeffyD4U :
529's, which purpose is to cover education related expenses beyond high school, just recently became much more enticing to invest in with the ability to convert any unused funds to essentially a Roth IRA account for your child. This conversion limit is currently 35k and applicable after the account has been open for 15 years. The conversion limits are likely to be adjusted over time for inflation. I originally invested in just one 529 in my oldest child's name as they beneficiary can be changed to my other child at any time if there are excess funds, but have since opened a second one in my youngest's name to take advantage of the conversion option.
Agree. Most of the people in this thread don't understand this. Managed accounts are for those people.
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BruceInCola
11-06-2023 at 09:29 AM.
11-06-2023 at 09:29 AM.
Why would they include a debit card with a trading account? What am I not understanding?

I've read: it's not a savings account (so why the debit card?)
It IS an investment account (again, why the card?)

I really like Fidelity, but they could have done a better job explaining what this is and isn't IMO.

Or maybe it's a hybrid thing, but I would like more details on where the funds are drawn from when using the debit card. What if the account is invested 100% in holdings? Does it auto-sell enough shares in something to cover the withdrawal?
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Kane1124
11-07-2023 at 07:35 PM.
11-07-2023 at 07:35 PM.
Does this account earn interest for any money in the account that isn't currently invested?

If I have more than one child and open an account for each child will they each get $50?
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BruceInCola
11-08-2023 at 09:01 AM.
11-08-2023 at 09:01 AM.
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Does this account earn interest for any money in the account that isn't currently invested?

If I have more than one child and open an account for each child will they each get $50?
Yes, after a period of time (2-3 days?), it's moved into a Fidelity cash sweep SPAXX, which is currently paying around 5% Not sure if or how much fees might eat into that, but Fidelity has always been good about those kinds of things, so we'll see.

My 13 YO is loving this so far...he was so excited to tell me that he already earned 4 whole dollars, doing lessons in the app. Big Grin

As for the second question, someone upthread mentioned that it's better if you open one for one of the kids, and have your spouse open the other one (can't remember why) to qualify for the $50 for both.

Personally, before I went to that trouble, I would just chat w/Fidelity and ask if you can't get $50 for both kids under your account name.
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OrangeWheelAndDeal
11-12-2023 at 04:38 AM.
11-12-2023 at 04:38 AM.
Can the debit card be linked to apple pay?
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Jenuine055
11-12-2023 at 07:06 PM.
11-12-2023 at 07:06 PM.
Are they 100% strict on minimum age of 13? Our daughter is 12.5 yrs old and I'd love to set this up for her. We need something like this because she's saved a lot from allowance and babysitting…we really like Fidelity too so that's a bonus.
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laidbackinNC
11-12-2023 at 07:40 PM.
11-12-2023 at 07:40 PM.
Quote from BruceInCola :
Why would they include a debit card with a trading account? What am I not understanding?

I've read: it's not a savings account (so why the debit card?)
It IS an investment account (again, why the card?)

I really like Fidelity, but they could have done a better job explaining what this is and isn't IMO.

Or maybe it's a hybrid thing, but I would like more details on where the funds are drawn from when using the debit card. What if the account is invested 100% in holdings? Does it auto-sell enough shares in something to cover the withdrawal?

Our 16yo son has had this for about 2.5 years. It's worked great for him. His youth account is visible to me in my Fidelity brokerage account so I can see what he's up to. He's got a job and is paid with a check every week that he deposits via the app. He uses his debit card to buy mostly fast food a few times a week with friends. Meanwhile, the money he's depositing is growing at 5%. He's also dabbled with buying a small amount of stock in Apple, Tesla, and a couple others which is helping learn about market swings. Currently he's in the green maybe by about $20. LMAO Honestly, having this account has been a big part of his growth in thinking about his financial future. Reminds me of how I felt like a big shot with my S&L account when I was his age.

So to answer your question, debit card transactions come out of the holding fund, which is FIDELITY GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET (SPAXX). I'm not sure what would happen if you invest 100% in other funds and try to withdraw, but I wouldn't advise doing that with the kid's hard earned money when they can get 5% right now in the money market fund.
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TopnotchDad
11-14-2023 at 03:43 AM.
11-14-2023 at 03:43 AM.
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529 plan

Who goes to college anymore
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BruceInCola
11-15-2023 at 07:21 AM.
11-15-2023 at 07:21 AM.
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Who goes to college anymore
About 17 million people per semester in the US, apparently (and growing). Source: research using skills I learned in college. Big Grin

A greater percentage of Americans obtained degrees across degree types in 2021 when compared to 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's educational attainment data. The number of people with a bachelor's degree or higher increased by 7.5 percentage points in this time frame. And the increase in graduate degree holders was even more dramatic, rising by about 50%. In all, close to 44.4% of people 25 and older now have some type of college degree.

Considering that's right in the middle/ tail end of COVID (2021), I assume those numbers are probably a bit higher now.
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Olibri
11-21-2023 at 11:32 AM.
11-21-2023 at 11:32 AM.
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Be careful about this account... I called up and confirmed the following: if your kid goes rogue and start buying and spending, the only power you have is to terminate the account. Facility will not let you see the details, will not allow you to change the password, when I allow you to prevent purchase and sale of stock, will not allow you to put a stop to transactions, etc... I got the only power you have is two terminate the account... If when that happens the money is not sent to you but to the kid.

Most families are okay with this but you just need to be aware.
This is exactly what happened to me with this account. It was a huge hassle to freeze the account. Now the account is frozen with the money just sitting there.
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