My son's Trump Account app is boring. Here's why I think other investing apps should take note.
Source: Business Insider ·
I opened up a Trump Account for my son, and was struck by how boring it was. That's great news for encouraging responsible investing.
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Checking the Trump App while holding my son.Alex Nicoll/BII opened a Trump Account for my son to take advantage of the free $1,000 seed money.When I opened the app, I was struck by how boring it was. There's almost nothing to do.This is great news for encouraging responsible investing, as other apps inch toward gambling.When I finally finished opening up my son's Trump Account, I was shocked at how boring the app was.Like many parents of babies born since 2025, I signed up for the Trump Account to get the free $1,000.My wife and I are saving up for a down payment in hopes of finding the one affordable home in all of New York City, so for our little babe, this will be the bulk of his investment portfolio for now.We're very boring investors for both personal and professional reasons. But knowing Trump's flair for the theatrical and reporting on his record-setting level of stock trading as president, I was expecting something a lot more entertaining than what I got.My editor and I even…