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Investor Insights Blog|When and How to Have IRA Investment Documents Signed
Managing Your Account
When you make a self-directed investment, you’ll sometimes need Equity Trust Company to sign documents on your IRA’s behalf. Here’s what you need to know about the process:
The Direction of Signature form is used when the sole purpose of your request is to have Equity Trust Company sign documents on behalf of an existing asset in your account.
The request is for an existing asset held in your account
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Excluding special handling fees such as sending signed documents via overnight mail, the request does not require sending funds from your account.
Here are some considerations for what investment documents Equity Trust Company may sign on behalf of your IRA and what documents you must sign on behalf of your IRA.
Recordable documents are some of the most common items signed by Equity Trust Company on behalf of your IRA.
Agreements and notes generally will require your signature first, with Equity Trust Company countersigning the document.
For example:
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