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is it possible to buy stock as a gift for a minor without involving the guardians?
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this is an old question, but a new product has popped up that provides an alternative answer. there is a website called stockpile.com that allows you to purchase "stock gift certificates" for others.  these come in both electronic and traditional physical form.  this meets my question's original criteria of a gift giver paying for stock without having any of the recipient's personal information and thus maintaining the gift's surprise. i should note a few things about this service: despite these limitations i wanted to post it here so others were aware of it as an option.  if no other alternative will work and this is what it takes to get a parent interested in teaching their child to invest, then it's well worth the costs.
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