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Discover the ease of managing your investments in one place with an American Century® Brokerage account. You'll gain access to an extensive inventory of investment vehicles, exclusive services like our certificates of deposit (CDs) search service to compare CDs, and access to our experienced Brokerage Investment Specialists-at no additional charge.

Your consolidated statement records all transactions including trades, checks cleared, Visa® Debit Card purchases and ATM withdrawals. We can also include your brokerage IRA and identically registered regular accounts in the same envelope if you choose. Call one of our Brokerage Investment Specialists to request a Consolidated Statement Mailing form at 1-888-345-2071.

Access your account statements, transaction confirmation statements and regular tax forms for up to 18 months online. You will need to Register a User Name and Password to Log In and securely access your documents online.

Use funds from your account to pay bills or other expenses conveniently using CheckWriting.

Standard Accounts allow you to write an unlimited number of checks. You will receive 100 checks for only $10. A $25 annual fee will apply to accounts with an average month-end sweep balance below $25,000. This fee is waived for Platinum, Gold and Silver Priority Investors.

The Corestone Account allows you to write an unlimited number of checks. Your first 40 checks are free, and reorders cost only $10 for 100 checks. Corestone Account customers can write checks for any amount.

  • Tracking Checks: Review your account statement to keep track of your CheckWriting activity, including which checks have cleared. Should you require a copy of a check, you may request one for a fee of $2.50 per check.

  • Signatures: Checks must be signed as you designated on your account application.

  • Stop Payment: You may request a stop payment on any check. However, American Century Brokerage cannot guarantee that our efforts will be successful. You will be charged a $10 fee per item for a stop payment.

  • Insufficient Funds: Checks drawn on insufficient funds will be returned. Neither American Century Brokerage nor the clearing bank will be liable for any loss or expenses associated with returned checks. You will be charged a $20 fee for each check drawn on insufficient funds.

  • Check Re-Order: If you need to re-order checks, call one of our Brokerage Investment Specialists at 1-888-345-2071 or return the re-order slip in your checkbook.

If you did not select the CheckWriting feature on your application, and would like to add it, please call one of our Brokerage Investment Specialists at 1-888-345-2071.

Corestone Account clients can easily make purchases using your Visa Debit Card anywhere the Visa® or Plus® logos are displayed.

You can use your Visa Debit Card to withdraw cash from your brokerage Corestone Account at 6,500 PNC Bank ATMs and over 43,000 surcharge-free Allpoint network ATMs that display the Visa® or Plus® logos.

Track the purchase price of your investments including unrealized/realized gain and loss information on covered and uncovered shares. This information will be available online, on statements and year-end summary statements (if applicable) as well as tax documents. Enhanced cost basis is included with a Corestone Account; there is an annual fee for Standard Accounts.

BillSuite enables you to view, pay and manage bills online. BillSuite is available for all Standard and Corestone Accounts that have CheckWriting at no additional charge. You may use this service by logging in to your brokerage account on americancentury.com.

Customize your tracking and make your book keeping simpler. ExpenseTrack lets you create your own categories for your Corestone Account checking and Visa expenses. Each time you write a check or use your debit card, you assign the purchase to one of the categories you created. ExpenseTrack keeps running totals of each category and reports your totals on your year-end statement.

Experience more freedom and flexibility in trading securities with a secure line of credit. Borrowing on margin lets you use the securities in your account as collateral for short-term cash loans. Using existing assets as collateral for a loan, borrowing on margin broadens your access to available cash.

You can also use margin credit for overdraft protection.

However, you may incur some risk with margin borrowing, and this feature is not for everyone. For more information, you can request our comprehensive brochure about borrowing on margin and a margin agreement by calling one of our Brokerage Investment Specialists at 1-888-345-2071.

Stay on top of your account activities and market movements. Sign up for free Web Alerts, available when you're logged in to your American Century Brokerage account.

American Century® Brokerage Web Alerts Can Help You Keep Pace

American Century Brokerage offers several different types of Web Alerts. These notifications keep you informed of changes in securities prices, as well as various events that occur in your brokerage account.

Alerts Available
  • Price, Volume and News Alerts

    Stay on top of the market by tracking the latest news and activity for the securities you choose. You can receive alerts when the securities price or volume goes above or below the thresholds you define.

  • Trade Alerts

    This service will send alerts to you any time you buy or sell securities for all of your accounts. For clients with taxable accounts, trade alerts are a great way to remind you to confirm your cost basis method for shares covered under the cost basis rules.

  • Activity Alerts

    Receive alerts when any non-trade activity takes place in your account, such as dividends received or reinvested cash income.

  • Margin Call Alerts

    We'll send you an alert when a margin call is generated. Margin call alerts are only visible for the account in which the activity or trade occurs.

Delivery Options

Choose to receive the information by email or by text message.

What Do I Need to Access Web Alerts Online?
  1. An American Century Brokerage account

  2. A User Name and Password with secure online access to your brokerage account

Steps to Access Web Alerts
  1. Log In with your User Name and Password

  2. If taken to the:

    • My Total Assets page, select Account Access, under the brokerage account

    • Account Summary page, select Brokerage Account Access

  3. Select the Profile Settings icon on the top right

Keep your cash working for you and earn interest on your cash between transactions by choosing from four American Century Investments® money market funds for your sweep account. Your money accrues daily dividend before purchases and after sales. We sweep non-reinvested dividends, security transaction proceeds and deposits into the fund you select on a daily basis.

With a Standard Account or Corestone Account, you can choose one of the following four American Century Investments' money market funds for your sweep account. If you are opening a retirement account, you can choose between the first two funds.

Please Note: If you do not choose a sweep fund, the Prime Money Market Fund will automatically be selected for accounts beneficially owned by natural persons or U.S. Government Money Market Fund for accounts not owned by natural persons.

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The disclosure below applies to the California Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Prime Money Market Fund and the Tax-Free Money Market Fund:
Money Market Fund: You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares. An investment in the fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund's sponsor is not required to reimburse the fund for losses, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time, including during periods of market stress.

The disclosure below applies to the Capital Preservation Fund and the U.S. Government Money Market Fund:
Money Market Fund: You could lose money by investing in the fund. Although the fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. An investment in the fund is not a bank account and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The fund's sponsor is not required to reimburse the fund for losses, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund at any time, including during periods of market stress.

This material has been prepared for educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide, and should not be relied upon for, investment, accounting, legal or tax advice.

Certificates of deposit (CDs) offered through American Century Brokerage are issued by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-insured institutions, and are subject to change and availability. There is a $55 early termination fee and possible market value adjustments. Brokered CDs will fluctuate in market value between purchase date and maturity date due to their ability to be sold on the secondary market. Because the secondary market for CDs is generally illiquid, a significant loss of principal could result if your CD is sold prior to maturity. American Century Brokerage makes no judgment as to the creditworthiness of the issuing institution and does not endorse or recommend the CDs in any way.

Brokerage Services are provided by American Century Brokerage, a division of American Century Investment Services, Inc., registered broker/dealer, member FINRASIPC.