Question : Is an Educational Savings Account the same thing as a coverdale ira? Can you set them up online?
Do I have to go through a local bank or do mutual fund companies offer them?
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Best answer:

Answer by the tax lady
The official name is Coverdell ESA. (It’s not an IRA, though the behavior is similiar.)

You can get it at your bank or Vanguard or Schwab or any brokerage.