Buying Your Kids Their First Stock Getting kids started, and more importantly interested, in trading is a great first step towards their future financial well-being and independence. We discussed setting up their first account using Stockpile here. Once their account is open and funded it’ll be time to sit down with them and choose some investments. My kids were eight and nine when I opened their Stockpile accounts, and I’ve found engaging them in the … read more Kids Investing — Best First Stocks For Kids