TD Ameritrade Account

Individual Accounts are standard brokerage accounts with only one owner. 

JTWROS Accounts have two or more account owners and each person has an undivided interest in the property 

Tenants in Common Accounts have two or more account owners and each person owns a specified percentage of the entire property. 

Community Property Accounts are owned by two married people who acquired the property during the course of the marriage (with exceptions).  Community Property Accounts are allowed in nine U.S. states, including Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.  U.S. citizens who reside in Puerto Rico can open this type of account, but non-resident aliens are not allowed to open Community Property Accounts. 

Tenants by the Entireties Accounts are also owned by two married people and non-resident aliens cannot open this type of account.  The following U.S. states allow this type of trading account: Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, D.C., Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Wyoming. 

Guardianship or Conservatorship Accounts hold the assets of the account owner who is usually a minor or adult individual who is incapable of managing their own affairs.  Investment decisions with these types of accounts are made by a court appointed guardian or conservator.

Traditional IRA Accounts are available with no income limits for people under the age of 70 ½ by the end of the calendar year in which the account was opened and the account holder must have earned income or have a spouse with qualified earned income.  This type of Retirement Account provides immediate tax relief since contributions are often tax deductible.  Traditional IRA Account owners can deposit up to $5,500 into their IRA accounts each year and individuals who are over the age of 50 can contribute an additional $1,000 per year.  Distributions have to be started by April 1 of the year after the account owner reaches the age of 70 ½ years, but can be taken without penalty starting at age 59 ½, although those withdrawals will be taxed at current rates.   

Roth IRA Accounts differ from Traditional IRA Accounts in that anyone eligible for this type of Retirement Account has to meet the same annual deposit requirements but those contributions are not tax deductible.  Since these funds have already been taxed, Roth IRA Account holders can build tax free earnings, contributed funds can be withdrawn at any time and there are no required withdrawals after the age of 70 ½.  Roth IRA withdrawals are free from federal taxation only if the account owner is purchasing a first home, the Roth IRA has existed for at least 5 years, account owner is 59 ½ older or the account holder has become disabled or passed away.   

Rollover IRA Accounts are designed for account owners to consolidate retirement savings by rolling over old 401k accounts into one account with TD Ameritrade.  This makes managing retirement funds more convenient and provides a wide range of investment assets with tax deferred status.  Traders interested in this type of IRA should contact the Plan Administrator. 

Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA Accounts are designed for use by self-employed people to receive employer contributions from small companies that provide simple administration, no annual funding requirements, flexible contributions and no employer tax filings. To be eligible for this type of account, you must be at least 21 years of age, have earned at least $550 during the year and have been employed 3 out of the past 5 years  SEP IRA Accounts must be funded prior to the date of the employer’s tax return (including any extensions) and contributions can vary year to year but all contributions are reported in the same tax year as they were made on tax form 5498. 

Solo 401k Accounts are designed for self-employed people or business owners with no employees other than family members.  This type of retirement account offers high contribution limits and flexible investment options that enable owners to maximize their personal retirement accounts and business deductions. These type of Retirement Accounts are suitable for small businesses that realize profits in an irregular, unpredictable manner.  

Simple IRA Accounts are easy to administer, salary-deferred and are designed for businesses that realize steady, predictable income and have fewer than 100 eligible employees who want to contribute to some sort of retirement plan and are not participating in any other retirement plans.  Employee participation is optional, but employer participation is mandatory.  Employees can contribute 100% of their earnings into a simple IRA Account (maximums change from year to year) or nothing at all and employers match employee contributions dollar for dollar up to a maximum of 3% of annual earnings (which can be reduced to 1% in any two of five years).  Compensation caps and maximum amounts change from year to year according to IRS guidelines. 

Pension or Profit Plan Accounts are tax free trust accounts that are available for self-employed individuals or companies and include 401k, Keogh, Profit Sharing Plans, Defined Benefit Plan, Defined Contribution Plan and Retirement Trust, Client Profiles, Cash, Cash and margin, Cash and Option, Cash, Margin and Option (which are specified in the Plan document provided by the Plan Administrator to TD Ameritrade).

529 Plans are designed to meet the needs of every family and budget for saving money for college educations of beneficiaries.  There are no minimum annual contribution requirements and choices may be limited and vary between plans and states, details of which are outlined in the Plan’s enrollment handbook.  

Coverdell Education Savings Accounts are created to save tax-deferred money for higher education expenses that include tuition, books and uniforms. Contributions are not tax deductible and can be made by people under the age of 18 with maximum contributions of $2,000 per year.  Distributions from these type of college savings accounts may be tax free but must be used only to pay for qualified higher education expenses.  Coverdell ESAs enable traders to invest in a wide variety of financial assets, including stocks, bonds and mutual funds. 

Custodial Uniform Gift to Minors Act (UGMA)/Uniform Transfer to Minors Act (UTMA) Accounts make it simple to transfer property, cash or other security to a minor without the need to establish a formal Trust and without restrictions as to the guardianship of a minor’s property.  Gifts to these accounts become the irrevocable property of the minor for whom the account was established  Assets in these types of accounts are controlled by a custodian until the minor reaches the age of majority in the state in which the educational savings account was established.  These types of custodial accounts are not tax deferred and are taxed at the minor’s tax rate.