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Tips on eTrade

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General Tips

  1. Wire transfer is made on the same business day but cost $25; transfering to a Linked External Funding Account takes about 3 business days but is free.

  2. Dividends you've earned stays in your eTrade account until you manually transferred them to your account.

  3. A Stock Plan (only) account cannot add External Funding Accounts. You must have a Complete Investment Account in order to add External Funding Accounts. You can submit a Registration Change form to update your account to a Complete Investment Account.

  4. Power eTrade is the preferred trading platform for active traders. Power eTrade

Questions

  1. Can I withhold tax when I sell RSU shares and pay in the next tax season?

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