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PERIODIC STATEMENTS

The accounting department of your brokerage or investment firm is required to send you a quarterly statement summarizing your account if, during that period, you transacted business or had a balance with it.

Your statement will contain the following:

  •  Your account number

  •  The period covered by the statement

  •  Your name and the title of the account

  •  The values of your account (includes investments owned and net portfolio value)

  •  Your purchases and sales (account transaction summary)

  •  An income and interest rate summary

  •  A contribution summary (money you put into the account)

  •  A specific detailed account of your portfolio (name of securities, quantity of shares, market value)

  •  Any dividends or interest earned

  •  Any charges processed on your account

  •  Year-to-date long- and short-term capital gains

    Your periodic statement may also list a credit balance.  This is the average daily settled amount in your cash sub-account.  It may be combined with any balances you owe on a margin account.  The money in your sub-account can be used to purchase more shares, and is sometimes called "free" credit.

    An errors and omissions notice on your statement means that your confirmation was prepared with the best available information, but if there is an error, the company will promptly rectify the error upon presentation of satisfactory documentation.

  • The importance of confirmation notices and periodic statements cannot be overlooked.  Let's find out why in the conclusion.

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