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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our oldest is about to graduate from college. I have an idea we should set up an account and start doing the maximum gift per year (for future grad school, down payment for a house, etc).

But I don’t really want them to know we are doing it at first (I want them to be super responsible with their budgeting and not think they don’t have to save themselves because the gift limit isn’t large so it won’t be a life changing amount - I think it’s something like 20k a year which is big for a 22 year old.

Does the account have to be in their name only? Can it be joint? I don’t worry about getting their signature to set up an account, but it seems it would be easier if it’s a joint account.

Any other advice?[/quote]

We just set up accounts for the kids and gifted starting from when they were in early HS. They didn't even know about their accounts since we do their taxes. When they become "acceptably responsible", we will let them know about the account, its purpose, and how to manage it. Kid 1 has just started working, and I clued him in on how to track assets/net worth. He's now aware of his account, although he does not yet have access. In a couple of years, he'll be ready. Hope all the kids follow the same path of maturity. [/quote]

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