How to transfer

Where you invest matters. You can move your assets held at another fiscal tauten to Vanguard using our elementary and net on-line process .
There are unlike words to describe how your assets will move :

• You can rollover assets from a 401(k) or 403(b) to a Vanguard IRA.
• You can transfer cash from your bank savings or checking account to a Vanguard account .
• You can transfer assets held at another investment firm to an account at Vanguard (between general investing accounts or between IRAs) .

For this video, we ’ ll focus on the asset transfer process.

Before you transfer your assets to Vanguard, here are a few things to keep in mind.

• Be sure to check if your current firm has any fees or requires signatures.
• Many transfers can be completed online. If your transfer can’t be done completely online, we’ll provide paperwork at the end of this process.
• Most, if not all, of your assets will move “in-kind,” meaning they don’t need to be sold to transfer.
• It’ll take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete an online transfer request.
• You’ll need your username and password or account number for your other firm, plus a copy of your most recent account statement.

 
To start your asset transfer, select the Open an Account option on the vanguard.com home page. Under Move an account or assets to Vanguard, choose Start your transfer or rollover .
then select the type of report that ’ south moving from your early firm .
Be certain to take notice of the frequently asked questions on each page, which are there to help you better understand the bit-by-bit process .

future, you ’ ll connect directly to your report at your other firm. Start by selecting or typing in that firm ’ randomness name .
The easiest room to pull up your investments is to enter your username and password for your other tauten. Or you can manually enter your account number. You can besides choose whether to transfer some or all of your assets .
then you ’ ll tell us where the assets should go. You can move your assets into a new or existing person, joint, or custodial account .
If you ’ re a current Vanguard customer, we ’ ll show you the account options for your transfer.
If you ’ re new to Vanguard, blue-ribbon Open a new account for this transfer. As separate of this process, we ’ ll gather some personal and employment information .

As a final tone, you ’ ll review your transfer details for accuracy, and accept Vanguard ’ s terms and conditions .
If your request can be completed electronically, we ’ ll exercise with your early firm to move your assets. If your transfer can ’ thymine be processed electronically, we ’ ll prefill any paperwork .
Thank you, and we look forward to partnering with you on your fiscal travel .