Child Savings Accounts
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By Rhonda Strump
You should consider a child savings account or buying bonds when planning for your child’s financial future. From the time we first become parents, of course we want the best for our children. We do everything we can take care of them responsibly. We feed, clothe and love them, and hope that they’ll grow up to be everything they can be, with full and active lives. However, if something should happen to us as parents, what would happen to our children? Life insurance is one way to help our children make sure they have what they need if the guardians we choose for them do not have the financial means to provide the life we want for them. Savings accounts and bonds offer a viable strategy regardless of your financial status.
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When you start to invest in your childs future this way, you do a number of beneficial things. First of all, you can begin to save money in your children’s names when they’re young by making regular deposits. They can also contribute funds to their own accounts, in the process learning how important and rewarding saving can be. This can help offset the cost of tuition for college as educational costs in the country skyrocket or for any other educational programs they might need in the future. However, unlike many college savings programs, funds in a child savings account do not have to be spent solely for education in the event, god forbid, they choose not to go to college. Money is available should there be an emergency, or for any other situation, without penalty for withdrawal. The money deposited in a child savings account is available to the child immediately.
Several financial institutions offer special accounts just for children, so finding one should not be a problem. But, finding the best child savings account that has a comparatively high interest rate will probably require a little homework. Not much though, you can easily compare financial institutions online with a click of the mouse. However, these accounts may include a requirement that an adult will be in charge of the money until the child reaches a certain age.
Another way to save money for your children’s future is to purchase bonds for them. Bonds hold the money you have initially invested for a set amount of time before they mature, so the interest rate on these is usually higher than a more flexible savings account. However, you shouldn’t put too much money away into these types of bonds unless you are prepared to have money in them for a long time. Usually, bonds must sit for about three years before they mature, and in many cases, much longer, before you can actually cash them in to receive full value.
Regardless of whether you decide on savings, purchasing bonds or both, you’ll create a financial cushion for your children’s future when they may need it most. This also gives you the peace of mind to know that your children will be taken care of long past your initial investments in them financially. With a little research for choosing the best one and regular deposits into a child savings account your kids financial foundation will be laid.
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January 02 2008 08:22 pm | Child Education and College and Kids & Money
