How to setup a trust fund?
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A trust fund won't help you in this instance.  A trust fund is a legal device set up by someone for the benefit of someone else.  In this case, it's your money for the benefit of you.  Also, a trust fund is just a legal way of holding assets; they still have to be invested, which is your real question.  You have several options  -- you can read, read, read and learn about stocks and real estate, which would be the best investments for your goal, or you can find a trusted financial advisor to do it for you (but watch like a hawk).  Your goal is pretty aggressive and remember, the more aggressive your investing, the riskier the investments (meaning, you could also lose big -- like year 2000 stock market crash and the tanking of real estate in many markets right now).
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If you doing research on funds then: \nwww.morningstar.com\n\nIf you investing in funds then it's good to open an account with large fund family such as:\nwww.fidelity.com\nwww.vanguard.com\nwww.troweprice.com
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Check out the NAIC website, at http://www.betterinvesting.org/about/ .  The National Association of Investors Corp has information about how to set up an Investment Club.\n\nAlso, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) directs you to the NAIC site:  see http://www.sec.gov/answers/clubs.htm\n\nYou may also want to check out:  http://www.wildcapital.com/starting_club.htm .  There you can get some ideas as to how to organize your club, and establish the rules (bylaws).\n\nBest of Luck!
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Just starting out, a mutul fund is a good approach. Some you can buy from brokers like Fidelity or TD Ameritrade.  Others you need to buy directly from the mutual fund company.  There are some good funds but most are not so you must do your research.  To begin with search for funds that have a good long term record and are invested mostly in stocks.  Windsor fund is one offered by Vanguard although its record over the last 5 years has not been too good.  The best performing funds over the last 5 years have been gold funds, oil funds, and foreign market funds.  Your guess is as good as mine as to whether that will continue but China looks rather more enticing than the U S for sure.
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You need to ask the trustee for your trust account.  You can't access the funds, but more than likely the trustee may have some ability to pay for certain things on your behalf, but it would be completely up to them to make that decision.
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Yes, through a Trust Account.
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I agree with the mutual fund advice wholeheartedly. However, the advice to reseach on the web is probably not the best advice. \n\nGo to the bank and buy the fund they recommmend even if it has a load. THEN . .  . Stop the bank by once an month with new money to invest (even as little as $20) and talk with the same guy who sold the fund to you and ask him how it's doing . Make him earn his money by motivating you to continue investing, educating you, and building your confidence . . .  you'll get a lot out of that $60 (2% x $3000) that you paid him.
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Fidelity Investments homepage\nhttp://www.fidelity.com/
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You should definitely start with no load mutual funds.  With limited resources, the commissions will kill your returns on single stocks.  Go to www.vangaurd.com or www.fidelity.com and I think you can start for as little as $25. When you talk to them, let them know you are young and want a fund with above average risk.
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Have a look at this wesite.\n\nhttp://www.trustnet.com\n\nIt gives all the info you need
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Your situation would depend greatly on which country you are in. \n\nIf you do not want to own the money yourself, you can have a personal trust set up for the child, where you or somebody else would act as trustee for the trust and manage the funds. The trust deed that is set up by the donor, determines the requirements that have to be met before the beneficiary of he trust fund may get access to the funds.\n\nIf you want to keep ownership of the money, you can of course invest in anything, and then give the money to your child whenever you feel like it.\n\nHowever, there are major tax implication from capital gains tax, income tax to estate duty involved. Discuss it with a certified professional that specialises in estate planning.
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One good choice would be to invest in a no-load mutual fund. I suggest either T.Rowe Price, Vanguard, or Fidelity.  Here are a couple of websites to help you choose a good performer.  Don't let an investment representative fool you into thinking he's worth the 5% or more commission he'll charge.  You can do your own homework, and probably get better results.  I know I do.  Good luck.  Don't be intimidated.\n\nhttp://screen.morningstar.com/fundsearch/FundRank.html http://biz.yahoo.com/p/top.html\nhttp://screen.morningstar.com/fundsearch/FundRank.html
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The type of account you use makes little difference.  The most important thing is what kinds of "instruments" you put your money in.  "Instruments" are stocks, bonds, CDs, etc.\n\nYou should have a balance of stocks and bonds for your long term investments.  In my opinion, index funds are the way to go.\n\nLearn about the Couch Potato Portfolio and the Coffee House Portfolio at the second and third links.\n\nSend me your e-mail address and I can e-mail you a couple of short articles about these portfolios.  Click on my name and you'll get My Q&A page which shows how to contact me.
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I'd go for a trust as long as you won't list it. Now if you want to list it, go for an ETF
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That depends.  You can open a simple bank account with a designation ITF (In Trust For), you can do this at your bank.  You can also open up an investment account in your name and then write into your will that should you die, the beneficiary will get the assets.  These 2 ways will allow you to still have some control over the trust assets, because it's not a formal trust -- it's a trust in your mind.\n\nAnother easy way is to just open up some kind of account (bank or investment) in their name.  You're done.\n\nYou can do this with a lawyer but the problem with that is that this may prevent you from ever touching these assets, which most good attorneys don't recommend.  The only reason for you to use an attorney and get what's called an 'Irrevocable Trust' is if there's some reason for you to protect the assets essentially from yourself.
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visit a financial adviser especially the trusted ones.
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best source is the fund sponsor for any funds you are interested in. if they don't show it on the website, email investor relations for the info. if they can't or won't provide it, don't buy that fund.\n\ndownload a pdf of the prospectus from the sites.