You may also see custodial accounts described as UGMA/UTMA accounts. This is based on the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act — the legislature that allowed for ...
Parents, grandparents and others who wish to invest in the future of a child they love are often drawn to the idea of opening UTMA custodial brokerage accounts to provide a financial head start.
"It's important to note that UGMA accounts are available in all 50 states, but UTMA accounts are not available in South Carolina or Vermont," Steeno says. The age of majority may also differ ...
"However, I like your idea. I have to tell you, I would open up a Uniform Gift to Minors Act account." Opening a UGMA account would allow Hazel, with her parents' help, to invest her earnings in ...