Estate planning options at Rockefeller Capital Management
There are two ways to keep your Rockefeller Capital Management investment accounts out of probate: adding beneficiary designations and structuring ownership to align with your estate plan. Which approach works best depends on the account type and your overall estate plan.
Each of Rockefeller Capital Management's 10 investment accounts has different rules for how it transfers at death. The sections below explain the options for each.
No beneficiary form at Rockefeller Capital Management
Beneficiary designation is not available for investment accounts at Rockefeller Capital Management.
What Rockefeller Capital Management says about beneficiaries and trusts
Each section is Rockefeller Capital Management's own statement, with the document it comes from numbered under Sources.
Which accounts take a beneficiary1
- IRA
Rockefeller's Executor's Guide to Estate Settlement lists retirement accounts among beneficiary-designated assets.1
Accounts handled elsewhere3
- National Financial Services LLC (NFS)
Custodies Rockefeller Financial brokerage and IRA assets as its clearing broker2
Not in Rockefeller Capital Management's published guidance6
- What the owner provides to name a beneficiary
- A beneficiary designation form
- An online way to name a beneficiary
- A transfer-on-death registration
- A trust account form
- Which trust documents it accepts
Sources
Data sourced from Rockefeller Capital Management primary sources (8 pages reviewed). How we research.
Download these Rockefeller Capital Management instructions
Download instructions for the whole estateA printable PDF with the steps, required documents, and contact details — verified against Rockefeller Capital Management primary sources. Bring it to the branch or keep it beside the phone.
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