How do I transfer a minor investment account into a Roth IRA?
Moving money from a child's minor account into a retirement fund usually requires liquidating the assets and reinvesting the cash proceeds once the child starts earning income. This process also raises concerns about managing ownership restrictions before the child legally gains full control of the account at age 21.
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+3 alternative community-tested workarounds cataloged below.
What people tried
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How do I transfer a minor investment account into a Roth IRA?
- 1Selling the current investments, transferring the cash to a checking account, and contributing it to a retirement accountDid this help you?
- 2Contributing exclusively from the child's new paycheck earnings rather than transferring old account balancesDid this help you?
- 3Asking the child to willingly return the money after receiving itDid this help you?
- 4Reimbursing oneself from the custodial account for past expenses that benefited the childDid this help you?
In their words
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“Is there anything specific I should do or is it just sell, transfer to her new checking and invest in the Roth IRA?”source ↗
“So here’s my question: what are my options to basically reverse the fact that this money is going to be turned over to him the day he turns 21, per the account policy?”source ↗
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