Ask a Fool: What Is the Best Financial Gift for a Child?

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Ask a Fool: What Is the Best Financial Gift for a Child?

In this edition of The Motley Fool's "Ask a Fool" series, Motley Fool One analyst Jason Moser takes a question from a Fool reader who asks: "What's the best financial gift to give a 1-year-old now and annually going forward?" Jason discusses three options that can be worthwhile considerations as financial gifts including custodial savings accounts, brokerage accounts, and 529 college savings plans.

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