Need a ‘Trump account’ for your child? The Social Security Administration has set up automatic enrollment.
THE SO WHAT
Automatic enrollment into a government-branded investment account at birth nudges a whole generation into a default savings product. Fintechs targeting younger cohorts now have to compete with an opt-out, state-backed baseline rather than a greenfield of unserved customers.
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