Many clients at Broad open self-directed accounts in order to take their retirement further with real estate and other alternative assets. However, that doesn’t mean that standard investment products (like stocks and bonds) are no longer an option. Just the opposite in fact. Many popular stock trading platforms can be accessed with the LLC of a self-directed IRA or with the Trust of a Solo 401(k). If you’re interested in making stocks a part of your self-directed portfolio, please see the links below for more information.
If you have a self-directed IRA:
TD Ameritrade
If you have a self-directed Solo 401(k):
TD Ameritrade
- Application: https://www.tdameritrade.com/retail-en_us/resources/pdf/TDA4286.pdf
- Check/Debit Card App. : https://www.tdameritrade.com/retail-en_us/resources/pdf/TDA1837.pdf
- Email: TD Ameritrade Account App, TD Ameritrade Checking/Debit Card App, and Certification of Trust to starting@tdameritrade.com
- Note: If the plan sponsor is a sole proprietorship, the account should be opened as a personal trust, not as a Solo 401k trust.
Vanguard
- Application: https://personal.vanguard.com/us/whatweoffer/smallbusiness/investmentonly
- Note: Vanguard offers Checkwriting. Minimum check amount is $250.
Fidelity
- Application:https://www.fidelity.com/bin-public/060_www_fidelity_com/documents/applications/np_application.pdf
- Note: Fidelity offers Checkwriting, but Trust Account must maintain $2,500 in order to qualify. Fidelity can only print checks with the Solo 401k plan name, not the trust name. These checks may not be suitable for all investments.
Charles Schwab