Disney stock for child

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My son (13) generally doesn't get excited about much (he's a calm kid). I have almost never seen him jump up and down.

However, one time I was telling him that we own a very, very, very small piece of Disney (both Stock and DVC) and that time I actually saw him get real excited. When I dropped him off with his mom next time he told me to "tell mom about us owning a part of Disney".

Which got me to thinking - for his birthday, I think I am going to get him some real Disney stock of his own. He will learn about investing and dividends and many other topics. In addition, I will go thorough the Disney Annual Reports with him (according to my accountant they are very family friendly - which they look like to me). i think that would make him feel like "an insider".

My accountant told me there are two ways to go - I can open an account for him (with me as the guardian) and show him how to log on and check his balance, etc. We can set it up to reinvest. He said I would have to make up a Disney certificate myself because they don't issue one in that case. OR he said they still can issue paper certificates for stock. They are rare, but still available. He said they are not as "cool" as they used to look, but still not bad. That can be framed, and it's effectively as good as cash. In that case, they send him a check every quarter.

Questions:
1. Has anyone done anything like this or have any experience with it?
2. general thoughts and opinions?
3. Any suggestions on presentation, wrapping, ideas to go with it? There are plenty of "Stock Certificate templates" for Disney, so I think I can photoshop that. Just looking for cool ideas to go along with it.

Thanks in advance!

Disney stopped issuing negotiable paper stock certificates on Oct 16, 2013 and now registers ownership electronically. If you are a shareholder, you can purchase a Collectible Shareholder Certificate from disneystore.com for $50.

As for dividends, Disney pays them annually (because of the number of individuals that own a single share).

If your 13 y/o son is anything like my 13 y/o Ice Princess -- who definitely DOES jump up and down a LOT (competitive figure skater) -- he will get more out of the online access to his own account than he would a cool paper certificate on the wall. After all...if it's online, it's REAL!

And, he will be able to claim bragging rights with his friends from just about anywhere with his phone.

Properly managed, it might also teach him some things about saving and investing which would serve him well in adulthood.

You can enroll online for their DRIP program, just did this for our youngest grandchild a few months ago. While you can buy a stock certificate, they weren't available when we enrolled our other grandchild a few years ago. I found an image and simply printed it off along with the registration info.

Did this for our DD and she bubbled with excitement. Certificate is awesome, we framed with Mickey paper outside edge of mat and she hangs it in the most visible spot in her room. Price was over 35 dollars cheaper than, wished we had gotten her 1000 more shares. She also likes receiving dividends.

I got a share or two when I was 13. I still have the certificates today. They've split a few times. Plus, you can now opt for dividend reinvestment which I wish they'd had when I was 13, so many, many years ago! I think it's a great gift. And, he/she'll get the annual report every year which is always fun. The Disney ones are a little more nicely presented than most and usually have a few pictures and stuff to look at.

I have been buying Disney stock for my two DDs for the last few years. I buy a little each month ($25). I have an account with Capital One 360 (it used to be sharebuilder). It is their wedding fund or maybe their house fund. Or maybe their DVC fund.

If you are just talking about one share it isn't a big deal, but if you are investing more than that, there are some issues with investing in a child's name. It counts as an asset for college (if you are looking for need based money). Also, it is technically their money and they can do what they want with it when they turn 18.

I think its a great idea. My aunt bought each of my siblings 1 share of various companies back in 1997. I happened to get Nike and that 1 share is now 10 with splits and reinvesting dividends.

We did this for our twins when they were born. I believe the price was in the mid 50's then and we started them with 10 shares each. We actually told them about it when there were about 10, how to access the information on line, etc. They are now 28. I can't begin to tell you how this taught them to develop and interest in saving and investing! One of the two has a 401K that is enviable for someone twice her age. And all this started with the whim to buy them stock in Disney. I think what you are doing is a fantastic idea.

I had some extra money come in about 10-years ago when my kids were younger and I bought as much as I could for both of them. They have no idea to this day that I bought, but the stock has grown CONSIDERABLY the last few years. I always figured I could give it to them as a wedding gift or if the needed some money for a house. But I think it's a great idea to get your son involved in the process -quite frankly, it's going to be an important skill towards retirement.

They no longer offer actual stock certificates at all - not rare, not at all.
They do have a certificate available to people who already own Disney stock, but it is not a stock certificate, it carries no value of it's own.
What you can do, what I did for my twin grandchildren for their christening, is to buy the stock from a company that offers replicas.
I used giveashare.com and ordered a dr amed certificate replica with a share of stock for each of them. Here's a photo of one: