Individual Investors: How To Navigate Your Online Account Portal

General navigation overview along with video guides and tips to help you get the most out of your account.

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ACCOUNT ACCESS - Portal Overview 

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Keep scrolling or click one of the quick links below to jump to the different Account Navigation sections. 

Quick Links: Home | PositionsActivityStatements & Documents | Account Groups

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HOME TAB

The Home tab provides a quick overview of your account(s). Personal account alerts are displayed in a banner on the Home page while general informational alerts are shown under the alert Alerticon included in the header of the menu. 

Home

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The overview includes the following:

Your STRATA Account number is shown above the Quick Summary section. 

  • Quick Summary  
    • Account Type 
    • Current Market Value & Current Cash Balance 
    • Reportable Transactions - Current year and prior year contributions, current year distributions, and RMD amounts (Simply click the User Guide Screen Shot 22-1 icon to view additional details regarding these fields.)
  • Your Asset Allocation 
    • Visual chart of your current asset allocation 
  • Securities 
    • List of securities held within your account(s)

PRO TIP: Organizing and Exporting Data 

  • Sort the listed securities in ascending or descending order by clicking on the up or down arrows next to the column heading. 
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  • Export or print the information in this section by clicking on any of these links: User Guide Screen Shot 23

Quick Links: Home | PositionsActivityStatements & Documents | Account Groups

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POSITIONS TAB

The Positions tab provides a detailed view of the assets currently held within the account. 

Video Guide Overview

Step-by-Step Overview

Positions

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  • Filter Data By:
    • By Account - If multiple accounts are listed within the profile, you can sort data by individual accounts or view data for all accounts. 
    • By Date - You can view account information based on the "as of date" entered.
    • Securities
      •  By Individual Securities - Ability to view account securities individually
      • By Security Type - Ability to view account securities by security type grouping
    • Once you have selected your sort parameters, simply click User Guide Screen Shot 27 to apply the filters.
  • Asset Location Code - Click the User Guide Screen Shot 28 icon to view the location code associated with the asset. 
  • Asset Price - Click the User Guide Screen Shot 29 icon to view additional price details associated with the asset. 

    Quick Links: Home | PositionsActivityStatements & Documents | Account Groups

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    ACTIVITY TAB

    The Activity tab provides a detailed view of account transactions. 

    Video Guide Overview

    Step-by-Step Overview

    Activity

    Activity Tab

    The detailed view includes the following:

    • Filter Data By: 
      • Account - If multiple accounts are listed within the profile, you can sort data by individual accounts or view data for all accounts. 
      • Date - You can view account information by selecting a date range.
      • Transaction Type - You can view all transactions or only the transactions selected.  
      • Once you have selected your sort parameters, simply click User Guide Screen Shot 27 to apply the filters.
    • Transaction Details - Click the User Guide Screen Shot 22 icon to view additional details associated with the transaction. 

      PRO TIP:  AutoPay

      Sign up for Auto Pay to effortlessly process your transactions such as custodial or service fees, annual account fees, asset holding fees, storage fees or processing fees - simply electronically submit STRATA's Fee Payment Authorization form and select Option 1. 

      Quick Links: Home | PositionsActivityStatements & Documents | Account Groups

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      STATEMENTS & DOCUMENTS TAB

      The Statements & Documents tab provides a list of all documents available to the user such as STRATA statements, common IRS forms (IRS Form 1099-R, IRS Form 5498), RMD notifications, and reminders. The documents may be sorted, viewed, downloaded, or printed from this tab. 

      Video Guide Overview

      Step-by-Step Overview

      Statments

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      • Filter Data:  
        • By Document Type - View all documents or by document type. 
        • By Account - If multiple accounts are listed within the profile, you can sort data by individual accounts or view data for all accounts.  
        • By Date - View account information by selecting a date range.
        • Once you have selected your sort parameters, simply click User Guide Screen Shot 27 to apply the filters.  
      • Quick View - Click the document name link to preview the document.
      • Download & Print – Click the  User Guide Screen Shot 32  icon to download and print a pdf version of the document.

        Quick Links: Home | PositionsActivityStatements & Documents | Account Groups

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        ACCOUNT GROUPS TAB

        The Account Groups tab allows the user to group accounts as needed. This feature can be used when there are multiple accounts listed within the user profile. 

        Account Groups

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        • Create Group - Click theUser Guide Screen Shot 34 button. Enter the group name and select accounts that should be added to the newly created group. Click the Save Changes button to add the account group. The account group will appear at refresh or at account log on.   

        Quick Links: Home | PositionsActivityStatements & Documents | Account Groups