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• Visit Schwab.com for a status update on your transfer or to initiate your transfer online.
• To transfer funds from one Schwab account to another, go to the Transfer and Payments tab on Schwab.com or use the Letter of
Authorization (LOA) Transfer Assets Between Schwab Accounts form.
• To obtain additional forms, visit Schwab.com or call 1-800-435-4000.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Schwab will not accept or honor any oral or written instructions from
you to purchase or sell securities with the proceeds of the cash and/or
transferred securities before we have actual receipt of your assets and
the transfer process is complete.
If you want dividend reinvestment on your stocks, you will need to call
1-800-435-4000 after your transfer is complete.
If dividend reinvestment is not available for your mutual fund shares,
Schwab will automatically pay all future dividends and capital gains
distributions in cash. Requests to sell mutual fund positions are
dependent upon the delivering rm receiving and processing the
request and may take several weeks to complete.
If your fund is not transferable as shares, you may consider initiating a
redemption at the fund company and request that they deliver cash to
your Schwab account for a faster transfer.
If the account you are transferring holds pooled investments such as
hedge funds, funds of funds, private equity, limited partnerships, REITs,
or any other Alternative Investments, please contact our AI Service
team at 1-877-201-2985.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How long will it take?
Depending on the type of securities, a typical transfer will take
approximately three weeks. However, some may take up to six weeks
or even longer.
Please remember that while we make every effort to ensure a swift
transfer, the actual transfer time depends on how quickly securities
are liquidated and released or transferred by the nancial institution
currently holding your investments.
Will I be charged a fee?
An exit fee may be charged by your previous nancial institution upon
receiving your transfer request. A wire fee may also be charged by your
previous nancial institution to transfer to Schwab.
Fractional shares of stock are nontransferable, and any fractional
shares will be liquidated by the delivering rm upon the transfer of
the whole shares. The delivering rm may or may not charge a fee for
this liquidation.
If the assets you are transferring are considered nonstandard assets
at Schwab (such as limited partnerships), there will be set-up and
maintenance fees.
Are my funds transferable?
Schwab can transfer over 6,000 different mutual funds. Some nancial
rms issue their own (proprietary) mutual funds, and these funds
typically cannot be transferred to any rm. Also, there are some mutual
fund companies with whom Schwab has not established an agreement
with the fund issuer to hold a particular mutual fund. If the mutual fund
cannot be transferred, then you may be notied by mail.
How do I sell assets prior to transfer?
If there are assets that need to be sold before being transferred to Schwab,
please instruct the delivering rm to sell assets in your brokerage
or trust company account and cancel dividend reinvestment prior
to sending this form to Schwab. This helps ensure that liquidations
proceed efciently, because many brokerage or trust companies will not
accept instructions from Schwab to sell assets.
On a mutual fund transfer where the fund is held directly with the
mutual fund company, you may utilize Section 6 of the Transfer Your
Account form to facilitate the liquidation (sell).
Can I liquidate my securities during the account transfer?
Buying and selling securities during the account transfer process may
complicate and delay your transfer. Some rms may even “freeze” an
account that is in the process of being transferred, meaning that no
trades will be permitted until the transfer is complete. As a result, you
should avoid trading during the transfer process. If you are concerned
about not being able to sell your stock during the transfer process,
please consider selling and waiting until you have received the proceeds
before entering the transfer request.
How do I transfer an annuity?
We recommend that you contact your existing insurer to verify the
status of any charges or benets before you proceed with your transfer/
exchange request. Please also note that, in order to process your
request, additional documentation and information may be required by
Schwab or the current insurer.
To transfer your annuity assets, a surrender or liquidation of your
annuity contract assets must generally occur. This may result in the
following consequences: surrender charges, loss of vested living
or death benets, taxable earnings and possible tax penalties. For
annuities not held in an IRA account, Section 1035 of the Internal
Revenue Code allows you to make a tax-free exchange of one annuity
contract for another annuity contract. Some annuities require the
submission of the original policy to complete a transfer; please consult
with your Insurance Company and submit the original policy if needed.
How do I transfer my company retirement plans?
Please consult with your plan administrator before initiating a transfer
request. Then, to roll over your 401(k) or another employer-sponsored
retirement plan, call a Schwab Rollover Consultant at 1-877-412-6116.
From lling out paperwork to answering your questions and helping you
work with your plan administrator, a dedicated Rollover Consultant will
personally manage the process for you from start to nish, making it
easy to roll over to a new IRA.
What about cost basis?
Schwab will update your account with the cost basis information
provided on a transfer statement by a delivering rm. Because
the accuracy of cost basis data depends upon these third-party
statements, Schwab is not able to guarantee the availability, accuracy
or completeness of such cost basis data. It is your obligation to conrm
the accuracy of the information Schwab receives from the delivering
rm by visiting Schwab.com or calling Schwab. Cost basis information is
intended for residents of the U.S. It may not be available or appropriate
for customers who reside outside the U.S.
Questions? Call 1-800-435-4000.
Thank you for investing with Charles Schwab.
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