Estate planning and settlement at Computershare
Name beneficiaries online, fund a trust by mail, and report a death
Computershare keeps the shareholder register for the companies it serves. Directly registered shares do not sit in a brokerage account, so settling them at death means dealing with Computershare directly using its transfer requirements.
Beneficiary designations at Computershare can be managed online and by mail. Trust funding is also available, allowing families to retitle directly held shares into the name of a revocable living trust.
Computershare provides specific procedures for both proactive estate planning and filing claims after a death.
Beneficiaries and trust funding
How to manage beneficiaries online, fund a trust by mail, and review 4 account types at Computershare.
Preparing your estate →Death claim process
Report the death to Computershare's Estate Hub. The page lists the steps and the documents to send.
When someone dies →
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- computershare.com
- cda.computershare.com
- content-assets.computershare.com
- transferstock.computershare.com
- deceasedestates.computershare.com
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Data sourced from Computershare primary sources (15 pages reviewed). How we research.
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