Estate planning and settlement at Fisher Investments
Name beneficiaries by phone, fund a trust by phone, and report a death at 1-800-550-1071
How your Fisher Investments investment accounts transfer at death depends on how each one is titled and whether a beneficiary is on file. Of those, 7 can name a trust as beneficiary or be retitled into a trust. Getting these details right keeps assets out of probate and ensures they reach the intended recipients.
Beneficiary designations at Fisher Investments can be managed by phone and by mail. Trust funding is also available, allowing families to retitle brokerage accounts into a trust.
Fisher Investments provides specific procedures for both proactive estate planning and filing claims after a death.
Beneficiaries and trust funding
How to update beneficiaries by phone, fund a trust by mail, and review 7 account types at Fisher Investments.
Preparing your estate →Death claim process
Report the death to Fisher Investments' Client Service Team at 1-800-550-1071. The page lists the steps and the documents to send.
When someone dies →Reach Fisher Investments' Client Service Team at 1-800-550-1071 for help with any of these procedures.
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