Transfer holdings or roll over an account in the Portfolio Manager
If you roll over a retirement account or change brokerages, you need to update your Portfolio Manager account information. The best way to transfer your holdings to a new account in Money is to set up the new account for online updates. That way, your brokerage can provide information on your holdings, and you won’t have to type it in.
  1. Go to the Portfolio Manager.
  2. In the left pane under Common tasks, click Work with accounts, and then click Add an account.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
If your brokerage doesn’t offer online updates, you can transfer your information manually, and then update it by typing in your transactions.
  1. Go to the Portfolio Manager.
  2. In the left pane under Common tasks, click Work with accounts, and then click Add an account.
  3. On the Choose an account type page, select Investment.
  4. On the Select a bank or brokerage page, click My bank or brokerage isn’t listed.
  5. Follow the instructions on the screen. Do not add any investments to the account.
  6. Go to the Portfolio Manager.
  7. Right-click your original account, click Transfer an Account, and then follow the instructions on the screen.

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To stop seeing the original accounts in your account list, mark them as closed. Then, in the left pane under Common tasks, click Sort account list by, and then clear the check mark next to Hide closed accounts, if present.

Notes

  • If your brokerage isn’t listed on the Select a bank or brokerage page, then you can’t update the new account online. Click Transfer holdings to a new account that you update manually, above, and then follow steps 4-7 of those instructions instead.
  • If you updated your original accounts by typing in transactions, close out your positions (The amount of your investment, either by owning stock (a long position) or by owing stock (a short position). Also, the amount open.) in those accounts. To do so, in the Portfolio Manager, click the investment name. In the left pane, click Work with investments, and then click Update your shares. Enter a new quantity of 0 to reflect that all the shares have been moved to your new account.
  • If you updated your original accounts online, your next online update for those accounts will reflect the transfer of your shares.

Notes

  • If you updated your original accounts by typing in transactions, close out your positions (The amount of your investment, either by owning stock (a long position) or by owing stock (a short position). Also, the amount open.) in those accounts. To do so, in the Portfolio Manager, click the investment name. In the left pane, click Work with investments, and then click Update your shares. Enter a new quantity of 0 to reflect that all the shares have been moved to your new account.
  • If you updated your original accounts online, your next online update for those accounts will reflect the transfer of your shares.
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Transfer holdings or roll over an account in the Portfolio Manager