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You may establish a Vanguard Transfer on Death Plan (the “Plan”) by submitting a completed and signed Vanguard Transfer on Death Plan Form (the “Application Form”) to Vanguard, subject to Vanguard's acceptance.
Pension transfers could take as little as 10 working days or as long as 10 weeks or more. You can see whether your transfers to Vanguard are in progress, completed or cancelled within the last 6 months in our app. You can see the status of all your transfers to Vanguard if you log in to your online account.
How do I switch funds? Log in to your account. From the left-hand menu, choose 'Investments'. Choose the fund you want to switch from, and select the 3 dots on the right-hand side under Actions. One of the options is 'Switch' Then follow the steps. Choose which account and funds to switch from and to.
Please note: You need to be a U.S. citizen with a U.S. mailing address to open an account. If you live or work outside the U.S., please check out our international site.
As an account owner, you have the authority to designate a beneficiary for your financial accounts. The accounts might include life insurance, retirement or brokerage accounts, or checking and savings accounts.
How do I switch funds? Log in to your account. From the left-hand menu, choose 'Investments'. Choose the fund you want to switch from, and select the 3 dots on the right-hand side under Actions. One of the options is 'Switch' Then follow the steps. Choose which account and funds to switch from and to.
Nonretirement beneficiaries are facilitated through the Vanguard Transfer on Death (TOD) plan.
You can designate beneficiaries for a wide range of accounts, including checking, savings, certificate of deposit (CD) accounts, individual retirement accounts (IRA) and investment accounts. These accounts can be individual or co-owned personal accounts, and/or sole proprietor small business accounts.