Michael Dell, who's donating $6.25B to 'Trump Accounts' for kids, says a childhood savings account changed his life

Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Inc., from left, his wife Susan Dell, and US President Donald Trump during an announcement on "Trump Accounts" for children in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

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Good morning. Earlier this week, I spoke to Michael Dell about his plan to put $250 in the so-called Trump Accounts (now called Invest America accounts) of 25 million American kids when the savings program launches next year. The $6.25 billion donation is more than double the total amount that the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation has dispensed in its 26-year history. As he told me in a wide-ranging interview: “When children have accounts like this, their outlook on life just changes.”