Vanguard Acct Xfer Forms 06 PDF

Important Update: Changes to Vanguard IRA and Education Savings Account Investment Minimums
Effective on or after November 1, 2005, the minimum initial investment for a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA in most Vanguard funds is $3,000, so you generally must invest at least this dollar amount in each fund you choose.* Vanguard STAR Funds minimum initial investment remains at $1,000, which allows you to open a Vanguard IRA with as little as $1,000 by investing in that fund. Also effective on or after November 1, 2005, the minimum initial investment for an education savings account (ESA) in Vanguard funds is $2,000. Because the minimum initial investment in Vanguard STAR Fund remains at $1,000, you can open an ESA for as little as $1,000 by investing in that fund.
*Effective November 1, 2005, article XII(D) of the Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA Disclosure Statement has been amended to read: D. Vanguard IRA Minimums. Minimum Contributions. Under the Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA, the minimum initial contribution for each Vanguard fund established for an IRA is the minimum set forth in each funds prospectus.
For more information about Vanguard funds, call 800-662-7447 or visit www.vanguard.com to obtain a prospectus. Investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other important information about a fund are contained in the prospectus; read and consider it carefully before investing.
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Online Kit Contents

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Moving Your IRA to Vanguard
Information
Introduction Moving Your IRA to Vanguard Investing IRA Assets in Vanguard Funds Investing IRA Assets in a Vanguard Brokerage IRA Advice and Guidance From Vanguard Move Your IRA to Vanguard
Fund Listing
Vanguard Funds for Retirement Investing Form Complete the following form: IRA Asset Transfer and Adoption Agreement
Brokerage Forms
Brokerage IRA Adoption Agreement Brokerage Account Transfer
Statements and Agreements
VBS Commission and Fee Schedules Disclosure Statement and Custodial Account Agreement
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Thank you for taking time to learn about some of the many ways that Vanguard can help with your retirement investing. From helping with your first investment in an IRA to consolidating assets to managing distributions through your retirement years, we believe that our services and client-first focus are second to none. We take a long-term approach both to investing and client relationships because of our unique business structure. Vanguard is owned by the Vanguard funds themselvesand the funds exist solely to build wealth for their shareholders. So everything we dowhether its managing assets prudently, providing expert assistance with transactions, or operating at costrevolves around meeting the financial needs of our clients. If you have questions as you read the following material, visit our website at www.vanguard.com or call one of the experienced retirement specialists in Vanguards Retirement Resource Center. Retirement specialists are available at 1-800-205-6189 on business days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Eastern time. Sincerely,
James H. Gately Managing Director
Post Office Box , Valley Forge, Pennsylvania () - www.vanguard.com
VANGUARD RETIREMENT RESOURCE CENTER
Moving Your IRA to Vanguard

Congratulations. By deciding to move your IRA to Vanguard, youve taken an important step toward long-term financial security. Why choose Vanguard? When you invest your retirement assets with us, you will: Keep more of what you earn. Costs have a big impact on investment returns. Our fund expenses are among the lowest in the industry, so more money stays in your account. Manage your portfolio more easily. Our shareholder servicesincluding our website, automated telephone access, and consolidated statementsmake it easy to manage your Vanguard mutual fund or brokerage accounts. Get all the help you need. If you have questions or concerns during the IRA transfer process, one of our retirement specialists will personally assist you over the telephone at no cost. This kit will help you initiate a tax-free transfer of IRA assets from your current IRA custodian to Vanguard by mail. You may also be able to begin the process online at Vanguard.com. If you have any questions, call us at 800-205-6189.
Which Forms Should I Use?

IRA Asset Transfer and Adoption Agreement. Use this form to open a Vanguard IRA and invest in Vanguard mutual funds. Brokerage IRA Adoption Agreement. Use this form to open a Vanguard Brokerage IRA in which you can hold individual securities and non-Vanguard mutual funds. Account Transfer Form. Use this form to move individual stocks, bonds, or non-Vanguard mutual funds into a Vanguard Brokerage IRA.
THE VANGUARD GROUP
Investing IRA Assets in Vanguard Funds

If youd like to sell the assets in your current IRA and invest the proceeds in Vanguard funds within a Vanguard IRA, or if youd like to move Vanguard funds from an IRA at another custodian to a Vanguard IRA, you can do so with just one formour IRA Asset Transfer and Adoption Agreement. Also, before you sign any of the forms in this booklet, be sure to ask your current custodian if a signature guarantee is required on the form to verify your signature. If one is, youll have to sign the forms in front of the authorized officer of the bank, brokerage, or other financial institution providing the signature guarantee.
What youll need to do

As you complete this form, you will need to choose Vanguard funds to invest in. Vanguard offers more than 70 mutual funds suitable for retirement investing, and youll find a list of those fundsincluding money market, bond, stock, and balanced funds included in this booklet. For more about Vanguards funds, visit our website at www.vanguard.com/visit/funds. No matter what kind of IRA youre opening at Vanguard, youll need to choose beneficiaries. These are the individuals, charities, or trusts that will receive the assets remaining in your IRA at your death. You can find more information about beneficiaries at www.vanguard.com/visit/beneficiary.
What Vanguard will do

After we receive your completed paperwork, well do the rest. Well ask your current IRA custodian to liquidate your assets (except Vanguard funds) and send us a check for the proceeds. Well invest the money in the Vanguard funds that youve selected and send you a confirmation of the transaction when its completed. This process takes three to four weeks.
Open your Vanguard IRA online
If youre transferring assets to a Vanguard IRA, you may be able to speed up the process by completing the transfer online. Just go to www.vanguard.com/visit/transfer, and follow the directions. (Have a recent statement from your current IRA on hand to help you answer questions about the assets youre moving to Vanguard and the institution youre moving assets from.) To open a Vanguard Brokerage IRA online, go to www.vanguard.com. If you are moving stocks, bonds, or other securities into a Vanguard Brokerage IRA without selling them, youll also need to mail us an Account Transfer Form (one is provided in this booklet).
Investing IRA Assets in a Vanguard Brokerage IRA

What if youre holding stocks, bonds, or non-Vanguard mutual funds in your current IRA, and youd like to hold those same securities in an IRA at Vanguard? In that case, youll follow a slightly different process. Youll need to open a Vanguard Brokerage IRA.
Access to a wide range of investments

In your Vanguard Brokerage IRA, you can buy or sell stocks, bonds, options, exchange-traded funds, and federally insured certificates of deposit (CDs). In addition, our FundAccess program lets you buy and sell shares of more than 2,600 mutual funds from some 300 mutual fund companiesincluding more than 900 funds with no transaction fee. Recently, we expanded our offerings to include hundreds of funds from several fund families including AIM, Alliance, American, MFS, Merrill Lynch, and Oppenheimerthat charge some form of sales commission.
What youll need to do

If you dont already have a Vanguard Brokerage IRA, use the Brokerage IRA Adoption Agreement in the Brokerage Forms section of this booklet to open one. This form will also let you open a Vanguard money market settlement account, in which youll hold the cash associated with your brokerage transactions. If you intend to fund your brokerage account with a transfer of assets from your current IRA, you must also fill out the Account Transfer Form, which youll also find in this booklet. Use this form to transfer the assets to your Vanguard Brokerage IRA without liquidating them. Check with your current custodian to find out if a signature guarantee is required.
Several convenient ways to trade

As a Vanguard Brokerage client, you can initiate trades in several ways. You can place trades online at www.vanguard.com, through our automated telephone system called AutoBroker, or by calling a brokerage associate. The standard commission for most online stock trades is just $25; lower fees or fee waivers are available for those who qualify. To find out if you qualify, call us at 800-992-8327.
What Vanguard will do

Well follow a process similar to the one described on page 2. After we receive your paperwork, well ask your current IRA custodian to transfer your assets to your Vanguard Brokerage IRA.
Complete online account management services

Through Vanguard.com youll have easy access to account information, current quotes, and a wide variety of research.
THE VANGUARD GROUP
Advice and Guidance From Vanguard

When you become a Vanguard investor, youll discover what millions of our shareholders have known for more than two decadesthat Vanguard provides plain-spoken investment education.
Customized financial advice

Through our Personal Financial Planning Service, a Vanguard financial planner will develop a customized strategy thats based on your needs and tailored to your tax situation, time horizon, and tolerance for risk. We can even help you put your plan into action. Vanguard charges a one-time fee for this service. For details, call us at 800-567-5162.
Assistance from a retirement specialist

If you have questions about IRAs or would like to discuss your specific investment needs, just call the Vanguard Retirement Resource Center at 800-205-6189. A retirement specialist can answer your questions, send you educational booklets, or help you decide which of our shareholder services youll need.
Ongoing guidance for those who have significant assets

If you have significant investable assets and would like ongoing financial advice, you may be interested in our Asset Management Services. Through this program, a Vanguard investment manager will monitor and manage your portfolio, and help you reduce estate taxes through trusts and tax-deductible gifts. The fee for this service is based on the amount of assets under management.
Start-to-finish guidance
When you transfer $100,000 or more in IRA assets to Vanguard, you automatically qualify for personalized assistance from a licensed retirement advisor. He or she will oversee your IRA transfer from start to finish, recommend specific Vanguard funds, and direct you to Vanguard services that can make investing smarter and easier.
Sources of guidance from Vanguard
For . . . IRA guidance Investment advice
Use our . . .
By calling . . .
Retirement Resource Center Personal Financial Planning Service Asset Management Services
800-205-6189 800-567-5162 800-335-2412
Move Your IRA to Vanguard

Next steps
Ask the financial institution that currently holds your IRA assets if you must meet any special requirements before transferring your assets. Fill out the appropriate enclosed forms, sign them, and mail them to Vanguard in the corresponding return envelope. Include a signature guarantee if your current custodian requires one. If you prefer, go to Vanguard.com and open your Vanguard IRA or Vanguard Brokerage IRA online. If you need assistance, call the Retirement Resource Center at 800-205-6189 or Vanguard Brokerage Services at 800-992-8327. When we receive your assets, we will send you either a confirmation notice (for mutual funds) or a month-end statement (for brokerage assets).
World Wide Web www.vanguard.com Toll-Free Information 800-205-6189
Vanguard Brokerage Services is a division of Vanguard Marketing Corporation. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although a money market fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in such a fund. Vanguard Personal Financial Planning Service is provided by Vanguard Advisers, Inc., a registered investment advisor. Vanguard Asset Management Services are provided by Vanguard National Trust Company, which is a federally chartered trust company operated under the supervision of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Vanguard funds, and non-Vanguard funds offered through our FundAccess program, are offered by prospectus only. Prospectuses contain more complete information on risks, advisory fees, distribution charges, and other expenses and should be read carefully before you invest or send money. Prospectuses for Vanguard funds can be obtained directly from The Vanguard Group; prospectuses for non-Vanguard funds offered through FundAccess can be obtained from Vanguard Brokerage Services. Vanguard, The Vanguard Group, Vanguard.com, Vanguard IRA, Experience the Vanguard Difference, FundAccess, AutoBroker, Rollover Plus, Voyager Service, and the ship logo are trademarks of The Vanguard Group, Inc. All other marks are the exclusive property of their respective owners.
For more information, visit www.vanguard.com, or call 800-662-7447 for Vanguard funds and 800-992-8327 for non-Vanguard funds offered through Vanguard Brokerage Services, to obtain a prospectus. Investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other important information are contained in the prospectus; read and consider it carefully before investing.
2005 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
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V A N G U A R D R E T I R E M E N T R E S O U R C E C E N T E R
Vanguard Funds for Retirement Investing

The minimum initial investment for an IRA is $3,000 per fund unless otherwise indicated. The availability of funds may vary because of fund openings and closings or changes in minimum initial investments.
Fund Name Money Market Funds

Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund ($50,000) Federal Money Market Fund
Number Ticker
0011 0033 VUSXX VMFXX
Fund Name
Prime Money Market Fund Treasury Money Market Fund
Number Ticker
0030 0050 VMMXX VMPXX
Bond Funds Short-Term

Short-Term Bond Index Fund* Short-Term Federal Fund* 0132 0049 VBISX VSGBX Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund* Short-Term Treasury Fund* 0039 0032 VFSTX VFISX
Intermediate-Term
GNMA Fund* High-Yield Corporate Fund* Intermediate-Term Bond Index Fund* 0036 0029 0314 VFIIX VWEHX VBIIX Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund* Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund* Total Bond Market Index Fund* 0071 0035 0084 VFICX VFITX VBMFX
Long-Term
Long-Term Bond Index Fund Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund* 0522 0028 VBLTX VWESX Long-Term Treasury Fund* 0083 VUSTX
Inflation-Indexed
Inflation-Protected Securities Fund* 0119 VIPSX
Balanced Funds
Asset Allocation Fund* Balanced Index Fund* LifeStrategy Conservative Growth Fund LifeStrategy Growth Fund LifeStrategy Income Fund LifeStrategy Moderate Growth Fund STAR Fund ($1,000) 0078 0002 0724 0122 0723 0914 0056 VAAPX VBINX VSCGX VASGX VASIX VSMGX VGSTX Target Retirement 2005 Fund Target Retirement 2015 Fund Target Retirement 2025 Fund Target Retirement 2035 Fund Target Retirement 2045 Fund Target Retirement Income Fund Wellesley Income Fund* Wellington Fund* 0302 0303 0304 0305 0306 0308 0027 0021 VTOVX VTXVX VTTVX VTTHX VTIVX VTINX VWINX VWELX
*If your investment is for $100,000 or more, we will automatically open your account in Admiral Shares, which feature lower expense ratios than our already low-cost Investor Shares.
An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although a money market fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in such a fund.
RKFL 1205 2005 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor.
T H E VA N G U A R D G R O U P
Fund Name Stock Funds Domestic

General Funds
500 Index Fund* FTSE Social Index Fund Convertible Securities Fund ($10,000) Diversified Equity Fund Dividend Growth Fund Equity Income Fund* Growth and Income Fund* Growth Index Fund* Large-Cap Index Fund*
Number Ticker
Fund Name
Number Ticker
0040 0213 0082 0608 0057 0065 0093 0009 0307
VFINX VFTSX VCVSX VDEQX VDIGX VEIPX VQNPX VIGRX VLACX
Morgan Growth Fund* PRIMECAP Core Fund ($10,000) Strategic Equity Fund Total Stock Market Index Fund* U.S. Growth Fund* U.S. Value Fund Value Index Fund* Windsor Fund* Windsor II Fund*
0026 1220 0114 0085 0023 0124 0006 0022 0073
VMRGX VPCCX VSEQX VTSMX VWUSX VUVLX VIVAX VWNDX VWNFX
More Aggressive Funds

Capital Opportunity Fund* (closed to new accounts) Capital Value Fund Explorer Fund* Extended Market Index Fund* Growth Equity Fund Mid-Cap Growth Fund 0111 0328 0024 0098 0544 0301 VHCOX VCVLX VEXPX VEXMX VGEQX VMGRX Mid-Cap Index Fund* PRIMECAP Fund* (closed to new accounts) Selected Value Fund ($25,000) Small-Cap Growth Index Fund Small-Cap Index Fund* Small-Cap Value Index Fund 0859 0059 0934 0861 0048 0860 VIMSX VPMCX VASVX VISGX NAESX VISVX
Industry-Specific Funds
Energy Fund* ($25,000) Health Care Fund* (closed to new accounts) 0051 0052 VGENX VGHCX Precious Metals and Mining Fund ($10,000) REIT Index Fund* 0053 0123 VGPMX VGSIX
International/Global
Developed Markets Index Fund Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund European Stock Index Fund* Global Equity Fund International Explorer Fund (closed to new accounts) 0227 0533 0079 0129 0126 VDMIX VEIEX VEURX VHGEX VINEX International Growth Fund* International Value Fund Pacific Stock Index Fund* Total International Stock Index Fund 0081 0046 0072 0113 VWIGX VTRIX VPACX VGTSX
*If your investment is for $100,000 or more, we will automatically open your account in Admiral Shares, which feature lower expense ratios than our already low-cost Investor Shares.
Questions? Visit our website at www.vanguard.com. Or call a Vanguard retirement specialist at 800-205-6189.
Vanguard, The Vanguard Group, Admiral, LifeStrategy, STAR, Wellesley, Wellington, Morgan, Explorer, and Windsor are trademarks of The Vanguard Group, Inc. FTSE and FTSE4Good are trademarks jointly owned by the London Stock Exchange plc and The Financial Times Limited and are used by FTSE International Limited under license. The FTSE4Good US Select Index is calculated by FTSE International Limited. FTSE International Limited does not sponsor, endorse, or promote the fund; is not in any way connected to it; and does not accept any liability in relation to its issue, operation, and trading. 500 is a trademark of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and has been licensed for use by The Vanguard Group, Inc. Vanguard mutual funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poors, and Standard & Poors makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the funds.
For more information about Vanguard funds, visit www.vanguard.com, or call 800-662-7447, to obtain a prospectus. Investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other important information about a fund are contained in the prospectus; read and consider it carefully before investing.
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ATAA
IRA Asset Transfer and Adoption Agreement

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT. Vanguard is required by federal law to obtain from each person who opens an account
certain personal informationincluding name, street address, and date of birth among other informationthat will be used to verify identity. If you do not provide us with this information, we will not be able to open the account. If we are unable to verify your identity, Vanguard reserves the right to close your account or take other steps we deem reasonable. Complete this form to authorize The Vanguard Group to initiate an asset transfer of your existing IRA from another financial institution to a new or existing Vanguard IRA. You must complete a separate IRA Asset Transfer and Adoption Agreement for each institution from which youre transferring assets. If the asset transfer will be opening a new account for a minor, you need to complete a different form; call us for instructions. You can expect your asset transfer to be completed, on average, within three to four weeks from the date that Vanguard receives your request. Questions? Call 1-800-205-6189. Need more forms? Visit our website at www.vanguard.com/visit/serviceforms. Mail to: The Vanguard Group, P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, PA 19482-1110. Overnight: The Vanguard Group, 455 Devon Park Drive, Wayne, PA 19087-1815. Please print, preferably in capital letters and black ink.
1. Tell Us About Yourself.
Name (first, middle initial, last) Citizenship U.S. Citizen Resident Alien
OR
Nonresident Alien
Country of Residence (for nonresident alien)
Social Security Number
Individual Tax Identification Number (if a resident or nonresident alien)
Applied for. Date of application:
Birth Date (month, day, year)
Daytime Telephone Number
Evening Telephone Number
Street Address or APO / FPO (a P.O. box or rural route number is not acceptable)
City State Zip
Accounts Mailing Address if Different From Above (used both as the accounts address of record and for all account mailings)
City State Zip
2. Which Type of IRA Do You Want to Transfer? (Check one.)

Traditional IRA to Traditional IRA Roth IRA to Roth IRA Rollover IRA to Rollover IRA SEPIRA to SEPIRA
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3. Where Are These Assets Now? (You must enclose a copy of a current statement from your existing account with this application.)
Name of Financial Institution That Holds Your Assets
Street Address
City State Zip
Telephone Number
Name of Contact
4. Which Assets Do You Want to Transfer? (Assets listed below must all be with the custodian named in Section 3. Important:
Check All to transfer all the assets in an account to Vanguard, or indicate the dollar amount you want to transfer.)
A. Non-Vanguard funds and other investments. (List the non-Vanguard investments that you want to liquidate and invest in Vanguard funds in a Vanguard IRA. If transferring assets from more than two investments, attach an additional sheet with transfer instructions. To move non-Vanguard assets to Vanguard without liquidating them, dont use this form. Use our Vanguard Brokerage IRA forms instead.)
Name of Investment
OR
,
Dollar Amount
Account Number
All
Name of Investment
OR
,
Dollar Amount
Account Number
All
B. Vanguard mutual funds. (List all existing Vanguard funds that you want to transfer in-kind to Vanguard from another IRA custodian. The funds will not change, but Vanguard will become their new custodian.)
Name of Vanguard Fund

OR
,
Dollar Amount
Account Number
All
Name of Vanguard Fund

OR
,
Dollar Amount
Account Number
All
C. Certificates of deposit (CDs). (If you want to transfer your CD to Vanguard when the CD matures, we must receive this form at least 14 days, but not more than 30 days, before the maturity date.) Transfer immediately. (Initial here to indicate that you are aware that there may be an early withdrawal penalty: _______.) Transfer upon maturity.
CD Account Number
Maturity Date (month, day, year)

OR
All
Dollar Amount
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5. How Do You Want These Assets Invested at Vanguard? (If you need more space, provide the information on a
separate sheet.)
I want to open a new Vanguard IRA for these assets, whose approximate value is $ statement to verify this amount.) I want to invest these assets in my existing Vanguard IRA.
. (Attach a copy of a recent account
In the boxes below, indicate the Vanguard funds in which you are investing and the percentage of assets or the dollar amount that you wish to allocate to each fund. If you do not indicate a fund, if you do not meet the initial minimum for a fund, or if any of your investment instructions are not in good order, Vanguard reserves the right to invest that portion of your transaction balance in Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund. For fund numbers, fund names, and investment minimums, see the enclosed list, Vanguard Funds for Retirement Investing, or go to www.vanguard.com/visit/funds. Vanguard charges a custodial fee of $10 a year for each IRA fund account having a balance of less than $5,000. However, we automatically waive this fee if you have assets totaling $50,000 or more at Vanguard, in any combination of accounts (whether in IRAs or not, and including employer-sponsored plans, brokerage accounts, and annuities).
Fund Number
Fund Name
$
Existing Account Number (if applicable)
OR
%
Percentage (whole percentage)
Dollar Amount ($3,000 minimum initial investment for most funds)
Fund Number
Fund Name
$
OR
%
Fund Number
Fund Name
$
OR
%
Fund Number
Fund Name
$
OR
%
Percentages must total 100%.
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6. Do You Want to Provide for Automatic Investments to Your IRA? (Complete this section to transfer money from your
bank account to your Vanguard IRA on a set schedule. Important: If you choose this option, you must tape a voided bank check or preprinted bank deposit slip in the space provided and fill out the bank information requested below. Your bank, savings and loan, or credit union must be a member of the Automated Clearing House [ACH] network.)
Note: Your Vanguard IRA will be credited one business day before your bank account is debited. $
Fund Number Fund Name
.
Amount ($50 minimum)
$
Fund Number
OR
.
Amount ($50 minimum)
Fund Name
Monthly
Quarterly (in February, May, August, and November)
Bank Debit Date (day of month) *
Bank Name Bank Telephone Number
Account Type (Check one.)
Checking
Savings
101 ck e. e h c er d DATE: _____________ h e it. d p i i h l o c s v ur sit to atta o o y p PAY TO THE e e __ $ ORDER OF _______________________________________________ Tap inted d staples pr se e __________________________________________________________________ DOLLARS r u p t o or n do e s Plea VOID MEMO ________________________________ SIGNED ____________________________
J. A. Sample 123 Street Anywhere, USA 12345
:123456789:
12 3456789:
=
*Unless you specify a day, your bank account will be debited on the 15th of the month.
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7. Beneficiary Designation for a New IRA (If you need more space to list additional beneficiaries, either photocopy this section or
provide all the information requestedin the same formaton a separate sheet.) Important: Do not complete this section if you are placing the assets into an existing IRA; if you are, the beneficiaries currently in place on that account will remain in effect. Complete this section only if you checked in Section 5 that you are opening a new IRA with these assets. The designations you make on this form will not affect the beneficiary designations of other IRAs you may hold at Vanguard. If you choose an option below that indicates a relationship instead of specific names, the executor or administrator of your estate (or the trustee if you designate a trust as a beneficiary) will be the one responsible for providing Vanguard with the names of your beneficiaries. If you have ever lived in a community property state while you were married, your spouse at that time may have certain rights to your IRA. We suggest that you consult your attorney for guidance on how your beneficiary designations may be affected by those state laws. Detailed information on these designations can be found on our website at www.vanguard.com/visit/beneficiary.
Primary Beneficiaries (Check all that apply.) Those you list as primary beneficiaries will inherit your IRA following your death. If you choose more than one primary beneficiary option without indicating percentages, or if the percentages you allocate to your primary beneficiaries combined do not total 100%, we will allocate equal percentages totaling 100%. 1. 2. To my spouse who survives me. (The person youre married to at the time of your death.) To my descendants who survive me, per stirpes. (Divides the percentage you specify equally among your children. If a child is deceased, that childs children, if any, will share your deceased childs portion equally.) Equally to my grandchildren who survive me. To the trustee of an existing trust that was created under an agreement known as , dated
Name of Trust
% %
3. 4.
% % . % .
Section of Will
Trust Date (month, day, year)
5.
To the trustee of a trust created under my last will. The trust is known as or is located at
Name of Trust
6.
Other (Choose this category to specify by name individuals or charities not covered by the previous options.) %
Name of Individual (first, middle initial, last) or Charity Relationship Spouse Other
Individuals Birth Date (month, day, year)
%
TOTAL
0% 0
I do not want to name beneficiaries at this time. (Important: If you choose this option, your beneficiary will be what is stated as the default under the Vanguard Custodial Account Agreement in effect at the time of your death. Skip to the signature section on page 7.)
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Secondary Beneficiaries (Check all that apply.) Those you list as secondary beneficiaries will inherit your IRA only if there are no surviving primary beneficiaries at the time of your death. If you choose more than one secondary beneficiary option without indicating percentages, or if the percentages you allocate to your secondary beneficiaries combined do not total 100%, we will allocate equal percentages totaling 100%. 1. 2. To my spouse who survives me. (The person youre married to at the time of your death.) To my descendants who survive me, per stirpes. (Divides the percentage you specify equally among your children. If a child is deceased, that childs children, if any, will share your deceased childs portion equally.) Equally to my grandchildren who survive me. To the trustee of an existing trust that was created under an agreement known as , dated
Name of Trust
% %
3. 4.
% % . % .
Section of Will
5.
Name of Trust
6.
%
TOTAL
0 0%
I do not want to name secondary beneficiaries at this time. (Note that if you choose this option and either all of your primary beneficiaries predecease you or a trust you named is no longer in existence, your beneficiary will be what is stated as the default under the Vanguard Custodial Account Agreement in effect at the time of your death.)
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Please check with the financial institution from which you are transferring assets to determine whether you must get a signature guarantee before that institution will release your IRA assets. If a signature guarantee is required and you dont provide one, this transaction cannot be processed. Important: If you need a signature guarantee, wait to sign this form until youre in the presence of the authorized officer.
8. Account Owner SignatureYOU MUST SIGN BELOW

I hereby adopt or reaffirm my prior adoption of the Vanguard Individual Retirement Custodial Account Agreement that is incorporated herein by reference, and I acknowledge having received and read it. I further agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this IRA Asset Transfer and Adoption Agreement, and I acknowledge having received and read the Vanguard IRA Disclosure Statement and the prospectus for each Vanguard fund elected in this IRA Asset Transfer and Adoption Agreement. I understand that if I have elected to have the transferred assets placed into an existing Vanguard IRA, the beneficiary designations on my existing IRA will remain in effect. I certify that my Social Security number on this agreement is correct. If I have chosen the Automatic Investment Plan for IRAs option, I authorize Vanguard, upon telephone or online request, to secure payment of amounts invested by me by initiating debit entries to my account at the bank named in Section 6. I authorize the bank to accept any such debits to my account without responsibility for their correctness. I acknowledge that the origination of ACH transactions to my account must comply with U.S. law. I further agree that Vanguard will not incur any loss, liability, cost, or expense for acting upon my telephone or online request. I understand that this authorization may be terminated by me at any time by notifying Vanguard by telephone or in writing, and that the termination request will be effective as soon as Vanguard has had a reasonable amount of time to act upon it.
Please sign here. (I hereby direct the financial institution identified in Section 3 of this form to liquidate or transfer in-kind assets according to the instructions in Section 4.) S I G N A T U R E
Signature
(month, day, year)
9. Signature GuaranteeIF APPLICABLE

You can obtain a signature guarantee from an authorized officer of a bank, broker, or other eligible financial institution. A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee. Authorized Officer to Place Stamp Here
Signature of Guarantor
Title / Name of Institution
Date (month, day, year)
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Vanguard will complete this section.
Vanguard Authorization
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company hereby represents that it has established for the above-named individual an IRA that qualifies under Section 408 or Section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code and will apply the proceeds of the above-described IRA asset transfer to such IRA upon receipt.
Instructions to Custodian
Send redemption proceeds by check to The Vanguard Group, P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, PA 19482-1110. Please make the check payable to Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, Custodian of [Name of Individual] IRA. The individuals Social Security number and the following reference number must be included on the check:
Authorized Signature, The Vanguard Group
Reference Number
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Vanguard Brokerage Services (VBS)

A Division of Vanguard Marketing Corporation
Brokerage IRA Adoption Agreement

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT OPENING A NEW ACCOUNT. Vanguard Brokerage Services is required by federal law to obtain from each person who
opens an account certain personal informationincluding name, street address, and date of birth among other informationthat will be used to verify identity. If you do not provide us with this information, we will not be able to open the account. If we are unable to verify your identity, Vanguard Brokerage reserves the right to close your account or take other steps we deem reasonable. To trade with Vanguard Brokerage Services (VBS), you will need two accounts, both of which you can open by using this adoption agreement: 1. A brokerage account that will hold your securities, including stocks, bonds, options, exchange-traded funds, certificates of deposit (CDs), and non-Vanguard funds. (Vanguard fund shares cannot be held in your brokerage account.) 2. An identically registered money market settlement account that will accept debits and credits for your brokerage transactions and will also earn interest. You can designate a Vanguard money market account you have already established to serve as your settlement account if it is registered exactly the same as your new brokerage IRAthat is, if both accounts have the same IRA type, owner, address, and Social Security number. Please print, preferably in capital letters and black ink. Please see the most recent Vanguard Brokerage Services Commission and Fee Schedules for any fees that may apply. For more information about the various types of Vanguard IRAs, visit www.vanguard.com or call us. If you are transferring IRA assets to VBS from another firm, you must complete both a VBS Account Transfer Form and this application. To fund your account by rolling over assets directly from an employer-sponsored retirement plan, complete and submit the forms in the Vanguard Direct Rollover Forms booklet. To apply for options investing, submit a Vanguard Option Application and Agreement with this form. If you want someone else to act on this account, complete a Vanguard Agent Authorization with this application.
Note: To convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, youll need a different form. Request a Vanguard Roth IRA Conversion Kit.
Most forms, as well as booklets that provide details on our services, can also be downloaded from our website. Or you can call us to order them or get assistance in filling out this format 800-992-8327. Return this form and any other required documents in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, or mail to Vanguard Brokerage Services, P.O. Box 1170, Valley Forge, PA 19482-1170. For overnight or special delivery, mail to Vanguard Brokerage Services, 100 Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, PA 19355-0741.
1. Type of IRA (Complete a separate IRA Adoption Agreement for each type of IRA youre opening. To avoid delays in processing, provide all
the information requested.)
Brokerage traditional IRA. An individual retirement account in which the earnings grow tax-deferred. Contributions can be taxdeductible for qualified individuals. Withdrawals are always taxed as ordinary income. Brokerage Roth IRA. An individual retirement account in which the earnings grow tax-free. Contributions are made with after-tax dollars. Withdrawals from Roth IRAs can be tax-free if certain criteria are met. Brokerage rollover IRA. An individual retirement account set up to accept assets rolled over from an employer-sponsored retirement plan or from another IRA custodian. Brokerage SEPIRA. An individual retirement account established by a self-employed person or as part of a retirement plan sponsored by a partnership or corporation.
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2. Account Owner Information

If the account owner is a minorsomeone not of legal adult age for the state in which he or she resides (18 for most states, 19 in Alabama and Nebraska, and 21 in Mississippi)then the account will require a custodian, who must complete Section 3. If this IRA is being opened for a minor, print the words a minor after providing the name in the boxes below.
OR
Nonresident Alien
Note: We cannot establish an account unless you provide at least one phone number where we can reach you.
Street Address or APO/FPO (a P.O. box or rural route number is not acceptable)
City State Zip
Accounts Mailing Address if Different From Above (used both as the accounts address of record and for all account mailings)
City State Zip
3. Custodian Information (Complete this section only if you are opening this IRA for a minor.)
OR
Nonresident Alien
Street Address or APO/FPO (a P.O. box or rural route number is not acceptable)
City State Zip
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4. Employment and Affiliation Information (The following information is required by industry regulations.)
Employment
Retired Your Occupation (If self-employed, state nature of business. If a student, provide name and address of school.) Not Employed
Name of Employer
Employers Street Address
City State Zip
Affiliation (Check all that apply.) You are a Vanguard employee. You are or an immediate family member is affiliated with or working for a member of a stock exchange, the NASD, or the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. (Important: If you check this box, you must provide a letter of account approval from your employers compliance officer along with this application to open this account. Failure to include an approval letter may delay the processing of your application. An account approval letter is not required for Vanguard employees. Upon written request from your employer, we will send duplicate copies of confirmations and statements.) You are or an immediate family member is a control person of a publicly traded company as defined by SEC Rule 144. Control persons include, but are not limited to, company directors, 10% shareholders, officers, and policy-making executives of a publicly traded company. (Important: If you check this box, you must provide the name of the company below.)
Name of Company
5. Duplicate Documentation (If you want documentation of securities transactions sent to a third partyfor instance, your employer or
financial advisorprovide us with the information requested in this section.)
Duplicate Statements Duplicate Confirmations
Name of Third Party
Street Address
City State Zip
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6. Money Market Settlement Account

All your brokerage IRA transactions settle through an identically registered IRA account in one of the Vanguard money market funds listed below. This settlement IRA account is not subject to a minimum balance requirement after it is established. Money Market Fund Selection (Choose one of the following options.) Existing account. Settle my brokerage transactions through my already established, identically registered Vanguard money market IRA account. (The current beneficiary designation for this money market account will also apply to your brokerage IRA.)
Fund Number
Fund Name
Money Market Account Number
Note: If the registrations in Section 1 and your existing money market account dont match, your brokerage account will be registered identically to your money market account registration.
New account. Settle my brokerage transactions through a new, identically registered money market IRA account in the fund selected below. (If you do not select a fund, we will establish your settlement account in Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund.)
Prime Money Market Fund (0030) Federal Money Market Fund (0033) Treasury Money Market Fund (0050) Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund (0011)
Note: The minimum initial investment for the Admiral Treasury Money Market Fund is $50,000; for the other funds it is $3,000.
7. Method of Funding Your Brokerage IRA and Money Market Settlement Accounts (You can combine any of
the following methods to open and fund your accounts. Refer to Section 6 for minimum initial investment amounts. Make checks payable to The Vanguard Group.)
New contribution. Enclosed is a contribution to open a settlement account in the Vanguard money market fund selected in Section 6. $
Tax Year
,
Dollar Amount
New contribution to an existing IRA. Enclosed is a contribution to add to my already established Vanguard IRA money market account identified in Section 6. $
Tax Year
,
Dollar Amount
No check enclosed. However, I have approximately $ accounts that I can access when I am ready to trade.
in identically registered Vanguard fund
I am requesting a transfer of IRA assets from another custodian. I have completed and enclosed a VBS Account Transfer Form.
8. Brokerage IRA Dividend Instructions (Important: You must choose one option. If you dont, all distributions will be deposited in
your money market settlement account.)
Reinvest earnings from my eligible securities in additional shares of those securities. (There is no charge for this service.) Deposit earnings from my securities into my money market settlement account.
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9. Beneficiary Designation for a New IRA (If you need more space to list additional beneficiaries, either photocopy this section or
provide all the information requestedin the same formaton a separate sheet.) Important: Complete this section only if you checked new account in Section 6. If you will be settling your brokerage transactions through an already established Vanguard money market IRA account, the beneficiaries currently designated on that account will remain in effect. The designations you make on this form will not affect the beneficiary designations of other IRAs you may hold at Vanguard. If you choose an option below that indicates a relationship instead of specific names, the executor or administrator of your estate (or the trustee if you designate a trust as a beneficiary) will be the one responsible for providing Vanguard with the names of your beneficiaries. If you have ever lived in a community property state while you were married, your spouse at that time may have certain rights to your IRA. We suggest that you consult your attorney for guidance on how your beneficiary designations may be affected by those state laws. Detailed information on these designations can be found on our website at www.vanguard.com/visit/beneficiary.
Primary Beneficiaries (Check all that apply.) Those you list as primary beneficiaries will inherit your IRA following your death. If you choose more than one primary beneficiary option without indicating percentages, or if the percentages you allocate do not total 100%, we will allocate equal percentages totaling 100%. 1. 2. To my spouse who survives me. (The person youre married to at the time of your death.) To my descendants who survive me, per stirpes. (Divides the percentage you specify equally among your children. If a child is deceased, that childs children, if any, will share your deceased childs portion equally.) Equally to my grandchildren who survive me. To the trustee of an existing trust that was created under an agreement known as , dated
Name of Trust
% %
3. 4.
% % . % .
Section of Will
5.
Name of Trust
6.
%
TOTAL
0 0%
I do not want to name beneficiaries at this time. (Important: If you choose this option, your beneficiary will be what is stated as the default under the Vanguard Custodial Account Agreement in effect at the time of your death. Skip to Section 10.)
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Secondary Beneficiaries (Check all that apply.) Those you list as secondary beneficiaries will inherit your IRA only if there are no surviving primary beneficiaries at the time of your death. If you choose more than one secondary beneficiary option without indicating percentages, or if the percentages you allocate do not total 100%, we will allocate equal percentages totaling 100%. 1. 2. To my spouse who survives me. (The person youre married to at the time of your death.) To my descendants who survive me, per stirpes. (Divides the percentage you specify equally among your children. If a child is deceased, that childs children, if any, will share your deceased childs portion equally.) Equally to my grandchildren who survive me. To the trustee of an existing trust that was created under an agreement known as , dated
Name of Trust
% %
3. 4.
% % . % .
Section of Will
5.
Name of Trust
6.
%
TOTAL
00 %
I do not want to name secondary beneficiaries at this time. (Note that if you choose this option and either all of your primary beneficiaries predecease you or a trust you named is no longer in existence, your beneficiary will be what is stated as the default under the Vanguard Custodial Account Agreement in effect at the time of your death.)
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10. Automatic Investment Plan for IRAs (Complete this section if you would like to transfer money easily and automatically from your
bank account to your Vanguard IRA money market settlement account on a set schedule.)
Your Vanguard account will be credited one business day before your bank account is debited. If you do not specify a day of the month, we will schedule your bank withdrawal for the 15th; if you do not indicate a frequency, we will transfer assets monthly. These automatic investments ($50 minimum) cannot be made for the prior tax year. Bank Your Contributions Are COMING FROM (Your bank, savings and loan, or credit union must be a member of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) network. It is important that you tape a voided bank check or preprinted bank deposit slip in the space provided and fill out the bank information requested below; if you do not, there will be a delay in setting up the service.)
Bank Name Bank Telephone Number Account Type (Check one.)
Bank Account Number
Bank Routing Number (located in the bottom left corner of your checks)
Checking
Savings
ck e. e h d c p her DATE: _____________ e it. d i i h l o c s r v osit tta u a o o y p PAY TO THE t e e __ $ ORDER OF _______________________________________________ Tap inted d staples epr t use __________________________________________________________________ DOLLARS r p o or n do e s Plea VOID MEMO ________________________________ SIGNED ____________________________
J. A. Sample 123 Street Anywhere, USA 12345
:123456789: 12 3456789:
=
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Amount ($50 minimum; maximum subject to your income eligibility and IRA contribution limits) Investment Schedule
Monthly Day of the month you want the withdrawals to take place (Choose a date between the 5th and the 25th.) Month you want the service to start (Note: It takes about two weeks to set the service up once we receive this form.)
OR
Quarterly (15th of February, May, August, November)
SIGNATURES REQUIRED IN SECTION 11.
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11. Signature of Account OwnerYOU MUST SIGN BELOW

Read the points in this section carefully, and sign below exactly as listed in Section 2. I have read and understand the money market settlement information in Section 6 of this adoption agreement, and I agree to and authorize the settlement terms indicated. I understand that all my securities will be held in street namethat is, registered in the name of VBSs clearing agent, Pershing LLC, a member of The BNY Securities Group and a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Company, Inc.and retained in my account. Unless I object in writing, I agree that, pursuant to Rule 14b-1(c) of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Pershing is obliged to provide my name and address to each requesting issuer in which I hold securities in your nominee name. This rule prohibits such issuer from using my name and address for any purpose other than corporate communications. I hereby adopt the Vanguard IRA Custodial Account Agreement that is incorporated herein by reference and I acknowledge that I have received and read it. I further acknowledge that I have received and read the Vanguard IRA Disclosure Statement. I have read and accept the most recent Vanguard Brokerage Services Commission and Fee Schedules, which I agree may be changed by Vanguard Brokerage from time to time. If I have chosen the Automatic Investment Plan for IRAs option, I authorize Vanguard, upon telephone or online request, to secure payment of amounts invested by me by initiating debit entries to my account at the bank named in Section 10. I authorize the bank to accept any such debits to my account without responsibility for their correctness. I acknowledge that the origination of ACH transactions to my account must comply with U.S. law. I further agree that Vanguard will not incur any loss, liability, cost, or expense for acting upon my telephone or online request. I understand that this authorization may be terminated by me at any time by notifying Vanguard by telephone or in writing, and that the termination request will be effective as soon as Vanguard has had a reasonable amount of time to act upon it. If I am a U.S. citizen, a U.S. resident alien, or a representative of a U.S. entity, I certify under penalty of perjury that: 1. The Social Security number or employer identification number I have given on this form is correct. 2. I am not subject to backup withholding because (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding. Important: Cross out item 2 if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest or dividends on your tax return. 3. I am a U.S. person. If I am a nonresident alien, I am required to complete the appropriate Form W-8 to certify my foreign status. I understand that I am not under penalty of perjury certifying the above information. The Internal Revenue Service does not require your consent to any provision of this document other than the certification required to avoid backup withholding. I understand that Vanguard Brokerage Services is a limited broker-dealer and, as such, acts strictly in the role of agent for its clients. Vanguard Brokerage Services makes no recommendations concerning securities purchases and sales. All securities transactions accepted by Vanguard Brokerage Services are on an unsolicited basis and are the result of independent action by me or my agent. I consent and agree to all terms and conditions of the enclosed Securities Account Agreement and acknowledge that the Securities Account Agreement contains a predispute arbitration clause that is highlighted in paragraphs 15 and 16 on page 2 of the enclosed Agreement. I acknowledge receipt of a copy of this Agreement and of a current prospectus for the Vanguard money market fund that I have selected.
Please sign here. (The owner listed in Section 2 must sign below.) S I G N A T U R E
Signature (If the IRA owner is a minor, the custodian identified in Section 3 must sign.)
Thank you for your investment! Accepted: Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, Custodian
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For Vanguard Brokerage Use
Approved By____________________________________________________ Date _________________________________________________________
Secretary Title: ____________________________________________
Master Account #1____________________________________________ External #1 __________________________________________________
Vanguard, The Vanguard Group, Vanguard Brokerage Services, VBS, Vanguard IRA, Admiral, and the ship logo are trademarks of The Vanguard Group, Inc. All other marks are the exclusive property of their respective owners.
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Vanguard Brokerage Services (VBS ) Securities Account Agreement

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In consideration of your accepting and introducing or carrying the requested account (the account) in my name or for me for the purchase or sale of securities and other property, I hereby agree with you, and any successor or assign, as follows: Any reference to I/my/us or gender shall include all signers of new account applications for nonretirement and retirement accounts. Any reference to the term you and your shall include any firm that may, as a Clearing Broker or Introducing Broker, carry or service in any way this account. This Agreement and its terms and conditions shall inure to the benefit of such firm(s). I hereby authorize and instruct you to accept from me any and all orders and instructions for and concerning the said account in regard to the following: (a) The purchase or sale of securities and option contracts. (b) The payment of money. (c) The registration and delivery of securities. (d) Any other action with respect to this account. Payment of money may be made from time to time by delivering or sending to any one of us a check made payable in accordance with the registration of the account. Confirmations, notices, statements of account, and communications of every kind with reference to said account may be sent or given by you to any one of us. In the event that you receive instructions which you in your sole judgment deem to be conflicting or inconsistent from me/my agent, you may follow any of such instructions at your will, or you may refrain from executing any of such instructions until they shall have been reconciled in writing to your satisfaction, all without liability therefore to you. We will give you immediate notice in writing of the death of any one of us. The estate of any one of us who shall have died shall be liable, and the survivor or survivors shall continue to be liable, jointly and severally, for any existing debit balance or loss in the account, or which you may later sustain, by reason of the completion of transactions initiated prior to the receipt by you of written notice of the death of any one of us, or incurred in the liquidation of the account. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of your successors and assigns and shall remain in effect until an authorized member of your firm shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of a written statement from me that I wish to terminate the account, at which time the party giving such notice will not be bound for any further transactions made for the account thereafter. However, he or she shall remain bound for all prior transactions and obligations under this Agreement and for all further deliveries to any of us of any assets in the account and all communications regarding the account. 1. Rules and RegulationsAll transactions are subject to applicable laws and regulations of all federal, state, and self-regulatory authorities, including, but not limited to, the rules and regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the constitution, rules and customs of the exchange or market (and clearing house) where such transactions are executed. 2. DefinitionUnder this Agreement, securities and other property includes, but is not limited to, money, securities of every kind and nature, and all contracts, investments, and options relating thereto, whether for present or future delivery. 3. Accounts Carried as Clearing BrokerIf my account is being carried by a Clearing Broker by arrangement with another broker through whose courtesy my account has been introduced, then until receipt by the Clearing Broker from me of written notice to the contrary, the Clearing Broker may
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accept from such other broker without inquiry or investigation (a) orders for the purchase or sale in said account of securities and other property on margin or otherwise, and (b) any other instructions concerning said account. The Clearing Broker shall not be responsible or liable for any acts or omissions of any unaffiliated Introducing Broker or its employees. 4. Liens and Provisions in the Event of Failure to Pay or Deliver Whenever I do not, on or before the settlement date, pay in full for any security purchased for my account, or deliver any security sold for such account, you are authorized (subject to the provisions of any applicable statute, rule, or regulation): (a) Whenever there is any existing or forthcoming indebtedness to you on my part, all orders, securities, and other property now or hereafter held, carried, or maintained by you in your possession and control for any purpose, in or for any of the accounts in my name now or hereafter opened, including any accounts in which I may have an interest, shall be subject to a lien for the discharge of all my indebtedness and other obligations to you in any of the said accounts whenever you consider such a transfer necessary for your protection. In enforcing your lien, you shall have the discretion to determine which securities and property are to be sold and which contracts or orders are to be closed or canceled, all without liability therefore to you; (b) Until payment or delivery is made in full, to pledge, repledge, hypothecate, or rehypothecate, without notice, any or all securities that you may hold for me (either individually or jointly with others), separately or in common with other securities or any other property, for the sum then due or for a greater or lesser sum and, with retaining in your possession and control for delivery, a like amount of similar securities; and/or (c) To sell any or all securities that you may hold in any account in which I have an interest, or to buy in any or all securities required to make delivery for my account, or to cancel any or all outstanding orders or commitments for my account. The reasonable costs and expenses of collection of the debit balance and any unpaid deficiency in my accounts with you, including attorneys fees incurred and payable or paid by you, shall be payable to you by me promptly upon demand. 5. Cancellation ProvisionsYou are authorized in your discretion, should you for any reason whatsoever deem it necessary for your protection, without notice, to cancel any outstanding orders to close out my account, in whole or in part, or to close out any position made on my behalf. If this is an individual account only, you, in your discretion, are authorized to take the same actions enumerated in the previous sentence in the event I should die. 6. CommunicationsCommunications may be sent to the mailing address on file with you, or to such other address I may thereafter give in writing, and all communications so sent, whether written by mail, telegraph, or otherwise, shall be deemed to be given to me personally. Notwithstanding the foregoing, reports of the execution of orders shall be conclusive if not objected to in writing by me within the shorter of the applicable settlement cycle of the subject transactions or ten business days after such documents have been transmitted to me by mail or otherwise. 7. LiabilityYou shall not be liable in connection with the entering, execution, handling, selling, or purchasing of securities or orders for my account except for gross negligence or willful misconduct on your part, nor shall you be liable for loss caused directly or indirectly by government restrictions, exchange or market rulings, suspension of trading, war, strikes, equipment failure, communication line failure, unauthorized access, theft,
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operator errors, acts of terrorism, failure of third parties to follow instructions, or other conditions and occurrences. Further, you shall not be responsible to provide me at any time with information concerning cash/stock dividends, stock splits, mandatory corporate actions, or any other information, advice, guidance, or recommendation with respect to an order by me to purchase or sell securities. 8. JurisdictionThis Agreement and all transactions made in my account shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (regardless of the choice of law rules thereof). 9. AmendmentExcept as herein otherwise expressly provided, no provision of this Agreement shall in any respect be waived, altered, modified, or amended unless such waiver, alteration, modification, or amendment be committed to writing and signed by an officer of yours. 10. RepresentationI represent that I have attained the age of majority under the laws of the state in which I reside, and if I am an employee of any exchange, or of any corporation that any exchange controls, or of a member of any firm registered on any exchange, or of a bank, trust company, insurance company, or any corporation, firm, or individual engaged in the business of dealing in securities either as broker or principal, that I will abide by the rules of the regulatory agencies and your policies. If at any future time I become so employed, I will notify you promptly. No one other than I has or will have an interest in my account except as I shall advise you in writing. 11. SeverabilityIf any provision or condition of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court or regulatory or selfregulatory agency or body, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such provision or condition. The validity of the remaining provisions and conditions shall not be affected thereby, and this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable as if any such invalid or unenforceable provision or condition were not contained herein. 12. Order Entry ProvisionsI acknowledge that all orders must be entered verbally with one of your Brokerage Associates; through VBS AutoBroker, the automated telephone investment service; or through the Internet trading system, and that written orders will not be accepted. I acknowledge responsibility for the confidentiality and use of the account number assigned to me for all securities and other transactions initiated through these means. Any orders communicated to VBS through these means will be considered to have been sent by me. I also agree to notify VBS immediately if I become aware of: (a) Unauthorized use, theft, or loss of the account number assigned to my VBS account. (b) Receipt of confirmation of an order that I did not place. (c) Failure to receive an accurate written confirmation of an order or its execution. 13. Restricted SecuritiesPrior to placing an order for the sale or transfer of any securities subject to Rule 144 or 145(d) under the Securities Act of 1933 or any other rule relating to restricted or control securities or securities that may otherwise be contractually restricted, I agree that I will advise VBS of the status of the securities and furnish VBS with the necessary documents (including opinions of legal counsel, if VBS so requests) or any other required waivers or consents to satisfy legal transfer requirements. These securities may not be sold or transferred until they satisfy legal transfer requirements. Even if the necessary documents are furnished in a timely manner, there may be delays in the processing of these securities, which may result in delays in the delivery of securities and the crediting of cash to my Account. I am responsible for any delays, expenses and losses associated with compliance or failure to comply with all of the requirements and rules relating to contractually restricted, restricted or control securities. 14. Clearing BrokerVBS clears its securities business on a fully disclosed basis through Pershing LLC, a member of the BNY Securities Group and a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Company, Inc., and a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. I understand my account will be carried in accordance with this written agreement.
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15. Arbitration DisclosuresThis Agreement contains a predispute arbitration clause. By signing an arbitration agreement the parties agree as follows: All parties to this Agreement are giving up the right to sue each other in court, including the right to a trial by jury, except as provided by the rules of the arbitration forum in which a claim is filed. Arbitration awards are generally final and binding; a partys ability to have a court reverse or modify an arbitration award is very limited. The ability of the parties to obtain documents, witness statements and other discovery is generally more limited in arbitration than in court proceedings. The arbitrators do not have to explain the reason(s) for their award. The panel of arbitrators will typically include a minority of arbitrators who were or are affiliated with the securities industry. The rules of some arbitration forums may impose time limits for bringing a claim in arbitration. In some cases, a claim that is ineligible for arbitration may be brought in court. The rules of the arbitration forum in which the claim is filed, and any amendments thereto, shall be incorporated into this Agreement. 16. Agreement to Arbitrate ControversiesIt is agreed that any controversy between or among the undersigned, Pershing, and Introducing Firm, or any of them, arising out of Pershings or Introducing Firms business or this Agreement, shall be submitted to arbitration before the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., or, if the transaction took place on another exchange, then to that exchange or the NASD Regulation Inc., as the undersigned may elect and in accordance with the rules obtaining of the selected organization. Arbitration must be commenced by service upon the other party of a written demand for arbitration or a written notice of intention to arbitrate, therein electing the arbitration tribunal. In the event the undersigned does not make such election within five (5) days of such demand or notice, then the undersigned authorizes Pershing or the Introducing Firm to do so on behalf of the undersigned. No person shall bring a putative or certified class action to arbitration, nor seek to enforce any predispute arbitration agreement against any person who has initiated in court a putative class action; or who is a member of a putative class who has not opted out of the class with respect to any claims encompassed by the putative class action until: (i) the class certification is denied; (ii) the class is decertified; or (iii) the customer is excluded from the class by the court. Such forbearance to enforce an agreement to arbitrate shall not constitute a waiver of any rights under this Agreement except to the extent stated herein. 17. The Laws of the State of New York Shall GovernThis Agreement and its enforcement shall be governed by the laws of the state of New York without giving effect to its conflicts of laws provisions. 18. Credit InvestigationI authorize VBS in its discretion, at any time and from time to time, to make or obtain reports concerning my credit standing and business conduct. I agree that, without notifying me, VBS may request a new credit report in connection with any review, extension, or renewal of credit. I may make a written request for a description of the nature and scope of the reports made or obtained by VBS and the same will be provided to me within a reasonable period of time. 19. Change in InformationI agree to notify VBS promptly in writing of any changes in information that I supplied when opening my account including, but not limited to, change of address, change in investment objectives, and change in financial circumstances. Among other things, I represent that, except as disclosed to VBS in writing, neither I or any member of my immediate family is (1) a director, 10% beneficial owner, policy making officer or otherwise an affiliate of any publicly traded company; (2) affiliated with or employed by a securities exchange or corporation of which an exchange controls the majority of the capital stock, or a securities broker or dealer, or any bank, thrift institution, trust company, insurance company, investment fund, including a registered investment company, or any corporation, firm or individual engaged in the business of dealing as a broker or principal in securities, bills of exchange, acceptances or other forms of commercial paper. If I or another member of my immediate family become so employed, I shall notify VBS promptly in writing.

Account Transfer Instructions

Important Information About Your Transfer
Print clearly, preferably in capital letters and black ink. Ensure that all account owners sign this form. These steps will help ensure a prompt transfer. Processing time depends on the type of transfer. Most transfers take four to six weeks; some may take longer. You can transfer most types of retirement and nonretirement assets from another financial firm to your Vanguard Brokerage account in kind (without liquidating them), including: Stocks Most mutual funds, including Exchange-traded funds Bonds your current money market Listed limited partnerships Options sweep account (which is sold Unit investment trusts and transferred as cash) (To transfer funds from more than one money market account, consolidate the funds into your money market sweep account before this transfer to avoid a liquidation fee.) You cannot transfer the following assets in kind: Most certificates Unlisted limited partnerships Mutual funds and other of deposit (CDs) Annuities investment products offered Commodities Life insurance policies exclusively by your current firm Vanguard funds: You can use this form to transfer Vanguard mutual funds held outside of Vanguard to Vanguard (the shares will be held in a Vanguard mutual fund account and not in your Vanguard Brokerage account). You cannot use this form to transfer Vanguard fund shares from your Vanguard mutual fund account to your Vanguard Brokerage account. To exchange shares of one Vanguard mutual fund for shares of another, use our Vanguard Exchange Request form. Margin and option accounts: If you are holding margined securities, submit a Margin Account Agreement. If approved, margined assets can be transferred. If you are holding fully paid securities in the margin portion of your account, move these securities to the cash portion of the account before you send us this form. If you want to transfer options, submit a Vanguard Option Application and Agreement. If approved, the options can be transferred. Fees: Vanguard Brokerage doesnt charge any account transfer fees, although your current firm may. Most forms are available for download from our website at www.vanguard.com/visit/serviceforms. You can also call us to order them at 800-992-8327. Detach this page and return the completed form in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, or mail to: Vanguard Brokerage Services, P.O. Box 1170, Valley Forge, PA 19482-1170.
Tips for Completing Your Transfer

In general: If you have questions or need assistance, please call us at 800-992-8327. We want to help. Use a separate form for each account that you are transferring. Print and sign your name on this form exactly as it appears on the account of the transferring firm. Make sure youve removed any restrictions on your account, paid any fees, and settled your margin debt, outstanding trades, and other debits. Section 1 If you havent already set up a Vanguard Brokerage account, ask us for a new account application and submit it along with the account transfer form (on which well record your new account number). Transfers should occur between like registered accountssame account owner, Social Security number, and account type. If your Vanguard Brokerage account and your current firm account are registered differently, complete Sections 7 and 8 of this form. If you have more than one Vanguard Brokerage account, use this form for only one of the accounts. Section 2 Use the most recent statement from your current firm as a guide to fill out this section. Important: For the firm address, use a street address. Do not include a P.O. box number. If you have more than one non-Vanguard account, use one form for each account. Section 3 Be sure to attach an account statement, dated within the past 90 days, from your current firm. The statement should show all the assets you plan to transfer. Important: If we dont have the account statement, we will be unable to process your request. Section 4 Indicate the type of retirement or nonretirement account. Check only one box. Section 5 Transferring assets in kind means that the assets are transferred directly to Vanguard Brokerage without being liquidated. For a partial transfer of assets from your current brokerage account, list the assets here and on additional sheets if necessary. If you are transferring proceeds from CDs, we must receive this form at least 14 days, but not more than 30 days, before the maturity date, or it will be returned to you. For mutual fund transfers, make sure you indicate how you want us to handle future income dividends and capital gains distributions. Note: The distribution option for stocks or mutual funds held at your current brokerage firmthat is, whether your dividends and capital gains are to be reinvested or paid out in cashmight not be carried over to Vanguard Brokerage. Call us at 800-992-8327 to ensure that distributions on these assets will be handled appropriately after your transfer is completed. Section 6 All owners of the account at your current firm must sign this form for the transfer to proceed. Section 7 You must complete this sectionwhich is a Letter of Authorizationif the registrations on the accounts at your current firm and at Vanguard Brokerage differ. All owners of the current and new accounts must sign. Section 8 You may be required to obtain a medallion signature guarantee for your protection (to certify that your signature is genuine). If a medallion signature guarantee is required, the form must be signed in the presence of an authorized officer of a bank, brokerage firm, trust company, or other financial institution that participates in the medallion guarantee program. Note: A notary public cannot provide a signature guarantee. Vanguard Brokerage requires a medallion signature guarantee if the registrations on your accounts are not identical. All owners of the current account and the new Vanguard Brokerage account must sign. Even if the registrations on the two accounts are identical, the transferring firm may require a medallion signature guarantee. Check with the firm to see if a signature guarantee is required.
Clear All

1. Vanguard Brokerage Account Information
Vanguard Brokerage Account Number (if known; only one per form) Social Security or Employer Identification Number Names of Account Owners (print)
Pershing Clearing Number: 0443
Account Transfer Form

2. Current Firm Account Information
Account Number (only one per form) Contact and Telephone Number Firm Name and Address
Important: Current and new account registration should be identical. If theyre not, be sure to complete Sections 7 and 8.
3. Recent Account Statement (You must include a recent account statement from your current firm. Indicate its date.)
Month: Year:
4. Type of Vanguard Brokerage Account (Check only one box.)

Nonretirement:
Individual Joint Estate Corporate Custodian Trust Other Education Savings Account
Retirement:
Traditional IRA Rollover IRA Roth IRA SEPIRA
5. Transfer Instructions (Check only one of the following boxes.)

Full transfer: From my current brokerage firm, transfer all of my brokerage account securities in kind. Partial transfer: From my current brokerage firm, transfer only the assets listed below and the corresponding amounts in kind.
Name of Asset (Attach additional sheets if necessary.) All
OR OR
Partial Transfer (number of shares)
From my mutual fund company, transfer the following funds:

Name of Fund (Attach additional sheets if necessary.) All
OR
Partial Transfer (number of shares)
Future Income Dividends
Future Capital Gains Distributions
Reinvest Pay in cash
Reinvest Pay in cash Reinvest Pay in cash Reinvest Pay in cash
OR
OR
From my bank, savings and loan, credit union, or insurance company, transfer (check only one box): All the cash from my IRA. Part of the cash from my IRA. Indicate the amount: $ , , . .
Proceeds from redeeming: My life insurance policy. Initial here: My annuity. Initial here: .
Proceeds from redeeming my CD prior to maturity. Initial here to indicate you are aware of any early-withdrawal penalties: Proceeds from redeeming my CD at maturity. Indicate month, day, year:
. .
. Initial here:
FOR VANGUARD BROKERAGE USE

Vanguard IRA Authorization: Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company hereby represents that it has established for the above-named individual an IRA that qualifies under Section 408 or Section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code and will apply the proceeds of the above-described IRA asset transfer to such IRA upon receipt.

ACAT
Broker Clearing Number
Non-ACAT
Authorized Signature, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company
6. Your AuthorizationYOU MUST SIGN BELOW

To the Current Custodian: If this account is part of an employer-sponsored retirement plan, I understand that I may have to amend the applicable plan so that it names as successor custodian the account owner/trustee listed below. I understand that upon receipt of this transfer form, you will cancel all open orders in my account and will contact me regarding any account assets that are not transferable. I understand that I am responsible for returning to you or destroying credit/debit cards and any unused checks issued in connection with my securities account. I understand that to the extent that any assets in my account are not readily transferable, with or without penalties, such assets may not be transferred within the time frames required by NYSE Rule 412 or a similar rule of the NASD or other designated examining authority. I authorize you to transfer all assets in my account without penalties unless indicated otherwise above. I authorize you to liquidate any nontransferable proprietary money market fund assets in my account and transfer the credit balance to the successor custodian. I authorize you to deduct any outstanding fees due you from my credit balance; if the credit balance is insufficient to cover any outstanding fees, I authorize you to liquidate assets in my account to satisfy the obligation. I authorize you to transfer physical certificates or other instruments in my account in good deliverable form (including affixing any necessary tax waivers) to allow the successor custodian to register them in street name for the purpose of sale, when and as directed by me. Please sign here. S I G N A T U R E
Signature of Account Owner
S I G N A T U R E
Signature of Account Owner
Important: Many firms require a medallion signature guarantee for any asset transfer. To prevent this form from being returned to you, check with the transferring firm to see if it requires such a guarantee. (If the account registration at the transferring firm is different from the account registration at Vanguard Brokerage, you must get a medallion signature guarantee.)
7. Letter of Authorization to Vanguard Brokerage Services. Complete only if the account registration at your current firm differs from that listed
in Section 1. (Important: All owners of the current account and the new Vanguard Brokerage account must sign.) Transfer from:
Name of Transferring Firm
Account Number
Name or Names on the Account
Transfer to:
Vanguard Brokerage Account Number
Name or Names on the Account
Signatures of All Owners of the Transferring and Vanguard Accounts (You must sign below if you are completing this section.)
I understand that this transfer constitutes a change in the ownership of the assets and that the new registered account owners will have exclusive rights to the assets. S I G N A T U R E S I G N A T U R E
S I G N A T U R E S I G N A T U R E Important: Completing this form doesnt guarantee acceptance of the transfer instructions by the transferring firm. Contact the transferring firm to confirm that it will accept this Letter of Authorization and to determine if it requires additional documentation.
8. Medallion Signature Guarantee

S I G N A T U R E
Signature of Guarantor
Authorized Officer to Place Stamp Here
Title and Name of Institution
Print Entire Kit
Print Form Only
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A caution about deposits to your money market fund settlement account

Recently purchased shares of your linked money market fund may not be immediately available to pay for transactions in your Vanguard Brokerage Services account. Effective May 1, 2005, Vanguard Brokerage Services may restrict your ability to trade in your brokerage account until the linked money market fund collects payment for recent purchases into that fund. It may take up to ten calendar days for funds from money market shares purchased by check or electronic bank transfer to become available for securities transactions. Wiring funds to purchase shares of the linked money market fund may reduce the ten-calendar-day period for availability. A Vanguard Brokerage associate will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Call Vanguard Brokerage Services at 800-992-8327 on business days from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern time.
Vanguard Brokerage Services is a division of Vanguard Marketing Corporation, member of NASD and SIPC.
2005 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Distributor. UNCLFD 062005
Vanguard Brokerage Services

Commission and Fee
As of October 1, 2005
Schedules
Standard charges apply to clients with up to $250,000 in total Vanguard assets. Discounts and other benefits are available to clients who qualify and are enrolled in Vanguard Voyager Service (for clients with total Vanguard assets of $250,000 up to $1 million) or Vanguard Flagship Service (for clients with total Vanguard assets of $1,000,000 or more, of which $500,000 must be in Vanguard funds). Other discounts and fee waivers may be available. A separate commission is charged for each security bought or sold. This commission and fee schedule is subject to change. For further information about our commission and fee scheduleas well as about membership in Voyager and Flagship Servicecall Vanguard Brokerage Services at 800-992-8327 any business day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Eastern time. Note: We cant accept written instructions for trades.
Commission Schedule for Bonds and CDs

Vanguard Brokerage Services may act as an agent, executing your order at cost plus a commission, or Vanguard Brokerage may act as a principal and add markups to purchase prices or subtract markdowns from sales prices. When we act as a principal for a primary market issue, Vanguard Brokerage receives a fee concession from the issuer. If a concession is not available, Vanguard Brokerage reserves the right to charge a commission.
Security Type U.S. Treasury
New Issues Associate assistance. Standard rate for auction orders: $25; Voyager: $15; Flagship: $0. Online. Standard rate for auction orders: $10; Voyager: $0; Flagship: $0.
Existing Issues Associate assistance. $1 per $1,000 face amount; $50 min., $125 max. ($40 for Flagship clients). Online. $0.75 per $1,000 face amount; $40 min., $75 max. ($40 for Flagship clients). See table below. $50 per transaction; GNMA minimum purchase, $25,000. Unlisted (over-the-counter). See table below. Listed. $25 + $2 per bond.
U.S. government agency Mortgage-backed securities Corporate bonds
No commission; minimum purchase varies. $50 per transaction; GNMA minimum purchase, $25,000. No commission; minimum purchase, $10,000.
Municipal bonds Certificates of deposit
$50 commission if a fee concession is not available; minimum purchase varies. No commission; minimum purchase, $10,000.
See table below. Purchase. See table below. Sale. $35 per transaction.
Commercial paper Unit investment trusts
$50 per transaction; minimum purchase, $100,000. N/A N/A Sale only. $35 per transaction.
Commission per $1,000 face amount for existing issues, where applicable. $1,000$49,000 ($5 per $1,000) $50,000 or more ($3 per $1,000) $50 minimum $500 maximum
Note: Bond and CD prices are available at www.vanguard.com and are price indications only. Online prices for all secondary market bonds and CDs are before commissions.
Commission and Fee Schedule for FundAccess Mutual Funds

No-Load Fund Transaction Fees1
No-transaction-fee (NTF) funds Transaction fee Minimum initial investment Minimum additional investment Redemption fee None. For most funds, $3,000 for nonretirement accounts and $1,000 for IRAs. $1,000 for any account type. $50 minimum, or 1% of proceeds up to $250, for shares held less than six months (waived for shares transferred from another brokerage firm or financial institution). No fee; minimum purchase, $100; minimum, two transactions. Purchase: $35 per trade regardless of order size.2 Sale: $35 per trade regardless of order size.3 Exchange: $35 per trade regardless of order size.4 Minimum initial and additional investments Dollar-cost-averaging transactions
1 2
Dollar-cost-averaging transactions Transaction-fee (TF) funds5 Transaction fee
Typically based on amount listed in the funds prospectus. $3 per transaction; minimum purchase, $100; minimum, two transactions.
Individual fund families may impose additional fees or charges for a specific fund or funds. Read the prospectus carefully before investing. If you buy $10,000 of a fund, your net total cost will be $10,035. 3 If you sell $10,000 of a fund, your net total proceeds will be $9,965. 4 If you exchange all shares of a fund for another fund in the same fund family and share class, the $35 transaction fee will be paid from your money market settlement account. 5 Transaction-fee fund trades can be included in the 12 commission-free trades per calendar year available to Flagship clients. No commissions will apply to the first 12 online trades in each calendar year to any combination of stocks (other than stocks priced at less than $1 a share), options, or transactionfee mutual funds. The number of trades is limited to 12 per client, as identified by the primary Social Security number on the account. Vanguard Brokerage reserves the right to terminate the 12 commission-free trades at any time for clients whose account activity can be deemed improper.
Load Fund Charges and Fees

Class A shares Front-end load (purchase fee): Varies by fund or fund family and may be as high as 5.75%. Review the funds prospectus carefully before investing. Discounts (breakpoints) may be available if you make a large purchase, already hold other mutual funds offered by the same fund family (individually or combined with a spouse or other qualifying person), or commit to regularly purchasing the funds shares. Class B shares Class C shares All share classes Back-end load or contingent deferred sales charge (redemption fee): Decreases to zero over a period of years. Back-end load or contingent deferred sales charge (redemption fee): Smaller than a Class B redemption fee, it decreases to zero after one year. Sales charges Fees Dollar-cost-averaging transactions The schedule for a specific load fund may vary, perhaps significantly, from the general description shown here. Check a funds prospectus for the details. Vanguard Brokerage charges no additional fee for a purchase, sale, or exchange of any load fund offered through FundAccess. Vanguard Brokerage does not charge a fee, but sales charges imposed by the fund still apply. Minimum transaction, $100; minimum, two transactions.
Commission Schedule for Stocks and Options

Client Group Stocks Online: www.vanguard.com AutoBroker : 800-992-8327 Associate assistance: 800-992-8327 Stock priced less than $1 a share: Online: www.vanguard.com Associate assistance and AutoBroker: 800-992-8327 Options Online: www.vanguard.com Associate assistance: 800-992-8327 $30 + $1.50 per contract $30 + $2.50 per contract $30 + $1.50 per contract $30 + $2.50 per contract $30 + $1.50 per contract3 $30 + $2.50 per contract Standard1, 2 $25 or $0.025 per share, whichever is greater $40 or $0.05 per share, whichever is greater $45 + $0.05 per share $20 + 2% of principal $30 + 3% of principal Voyager2 $22.50 or $0.0225 per share, whichever is greater $36 or $0.045 per share, whichever is greater $40.50 + $0.045 per share $20 + 2% of principal $30 + 3% of principal Flagship First12 trades: no commission.3 Subsequent trades: $8 each. $30 or $0.0375 per share, whichever is greater $33.75 + $0.0375 per share $20 + 2% of principal $30 + 3% of principal
A separate commission applies for opening, closing, or exercising a position. Note: Option exercise and assignment require associate assistance. Associate-assisted commission rates for stocks apply. A 10% discount from standard rates for 3671 stock trades (except for stocks priced at less than $1 per share). Discounts apply to online, AutoBroker, or associate-assisted trades. The first 35 qualifying trades can be made through any combination of online, AutoBroker, or associate-assisted trades during a rolling 12-month period. Qualifying trades include stocks, options, bonds, CDs, and FundAccess funds. 2 A 25% discount from standard rates for 72 or more stock trades (except for stocks priced at less than $1 per share). Discounts apply to online, AutoBroker, or associate-assisted trades. The first 71 qualifying trades can be made through any combination of online, AutoBroker, or associate-assisted trades during a rolling 12-month period. Qualifying trades include stocks, options, bonds, CDs, and FundAccess funds. 3 No commissions will apply to the first 12 online trades in each calendar year to any combination of stocks (other than stocks priced at less than $1 a share), options, or transaction-fee mutual funds. The number of trades is limited to 12 per client, as identified by the primary Social Security number on the account. Vanguard Brokerage reserves the right to terminate the 12 commission-free trades at any time for clients whose account activity can be deemed improper.
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Brokerage Account Maintenance Fee and Other Fees

Annual maintenance fee Foreign securities Limited partnerships (LPs) Standard: $30, charged annually. Voyager and Flagship: no charge. $75 for each execution (not applicable to American Depositary Receipts) plus commission. For private LPs, a $35 annual maintenance fee and, if reregistered, a $50 Vanguard Brokerage fee plus any third-party fees that we incur. For private and public LPs that are held in a brokerage IRA and earn unrelated business taxable income ($1,000 or more), a $200 tax-filing fee. Note: Private LPs are illiquid. Vanguard Brokerage can hold, but not trade, private LPs in IRA accounts. Wire transfers $20 from your brokerage account. $5 from your settlement account (if less than $5,000). Note: Your bank may charge for receiving wires from your brokerage or settlement account. VIPER Shares $50 per conversion of conventional Vanguard index fund shares to VIPER Shares. Flagship: no charge. (Fees may vary at other brokerage firms.) Voyager fee: $30. Flagship: no charge. Also: insufficient funds ($20), stop payment ($15), checkbook reorder (Voyager: $9.95; Flagship: no charge), VanguardAdvantage Billpay service (Voyager: $4.95 per month; Flagship: no charge). Possibly, fees at automated teller machines not affiliated with PNC Bank. Other securities transaction fees may apply. Call us for additional information.
VanguardAdvantage
Miscellaneous fees
Vanguard Brokerage Services A Division of Vanguard Marketing Corporation, member of NASD and SIPC Post Office Box 1170 Valley Forge, PA 19482-1170
Since 1983, Vanguard Brokerage Services has provided superior service and exceptional value to investors. Our clients enjoy online, automated phone, and associate-assisted access to stocks, exchange-traded funds, bonds, CDs, and options, plus thousands of funds from other mutual fund families. Standard services include cost basis accounting, comprehensive statements, free dividend reinvestment, and many other services designed to maximize investment convenience at a reasonable cost.
World Wide Web www.vanguard.com Vanguard Brokerage Services 800-992-8327
For more information, visit www.vanguard.com, or call 800-662-7447 for Vanguard funds and 800-992-8327 for non-Vanguard funds offered through Vanguard Brokerage Services, to obtain a prospectus. Visit our website, call 866-499-VIPER, or contact your broker to obtain a product description and prospectus for Vanguard VIPER Shares. Investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other important information are contained in these documents; read and consider them carefully before investing.
2005 The Vanguard Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CMSCH 102005
The Vanguard Traditional IRA, SEPIRA, and Roth IRA
Disclosure Statement and Custodial Account Agreement
Contents
Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA Disclosure Statement

Section IRevocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section IIEstablishment of Your Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section IIIContributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section IVTransfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section VRollover Contribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section VIConversions From a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section VIITaxation of Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section VIIIMethods of Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section IXSimplified Employee Pension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section XIncome Tax Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section XIProhibited Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section XIIOther Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 7 7 8 9 11 12 12 13 13
Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA Custodial Account Agreement

Article IDefinitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article IIContributions to Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article IIIInvestment of Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article IVDistribution of Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article VTransfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article VIReporting, Disclosure, and Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article VIIAmendment, Termination, and Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Article VIIIMiscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 15 16 17 20 20 21 21
T H E V A N G U A R D G R O U P
Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA Disclosure
Statement
Introduction
This Disclosure Statement describes the general requirements and features of both a traditional and a Roth IRA, as well as the specific features of the Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA Custodial Account Agreement. This Disclosure Statement is provided in accordance with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations. (Where the requirements for a traditional and a Roth IRA are the same, this Disclosure Statement refers to both types of accounts as an IRA.)
4. Prohibitions against life insurance and commingling. No part of your IRA assets may be invested in life insurance contracts, nor may your IRA assets be commingled with other property except in a common trust fund or common investment fund. 5. Distribution rules. Your IRA must comply with certain minimum distribution requirements, which are described in Section VIII. (No age 70 12 distribution requirements apply for Roth IRAs.) B. Tax Consequences of Traditional IRA In general, the federal income tax consequences of establishing a traditional IRA are the following: 1. Tax-deferred earnings. Earnings and gains on your traditional IRA contributions will not be subject to federal income taxes until they are actually distributed. 2. Deductible contributions. You may be permitted to make contributions to your traditional IRA that are deductible for federal income tax purposes in an amount up to the lesser of the contribution limit in effect for such year or 100% of your current-year compensation. You are permitted to make deductible traditional IRA contributions if neither you nor your spouse is an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan, or if your adjusted gross income for the taxable year does not exceed certain dollar limits. To the extent that your traditional IRA contributions are not deductible, they may be treated as nondeductible contributions that must be reported on your federal income tax return. See Section III[D] for more information. 3. Taxable distributions. Distributions from your traditional IRA will generally be taxable as ordinary income in the year of receipt, with the exception that if you have made any nondeductible contributions or aftertax rollover contributions to your traditional IRA, part of your traditional IRA distributions may be treated as a nontaxable return of your nondeductible traditional IRA contributions or after-tax rollover contributions. Any distributions you receive from your traditional IRA prior to age 59 12 may be subject to an additional 10% tax (although exceptions may applysee Section VII[C]). You must start receiving certain minimum distributions from your traditional IRA beginning by April 1 of the year following the year in which you attain age 70 12 (see Section VIII[B]). 4. Tax-free rollovers. You may be eligible to make a rollover contribution to your traditional IRA of cash or other assets you receive from another individual retirement plan or employer-maintained retirement plan. In addition, you may be eligible to roll over the taxable amount you withdraw from your traditional IRA to another individual retirement plan or an employer-maintained retirement plan. See Sections V and VI for more information. 5. State taxes. The state tax consequences of your traditional IRA will vary from state to state. You are strongly encouraged to consult a tax advisor to determine the state tax consequences of establishing a traditional IRA.
Section I
Revocation
You may revoke your Vanguard IRA at any time within seven days after it is established by mailing or delivering a written notice of revocation to The Vanguard Group, P.O. Box 2600, Valley Forge, PA 19482-2600. Any notice of revocation will be deemed mailed on the date of postmark (or if sent by certified or registered mail, the date of certification or registration) if it is deposited in the U.S. Postal Service in an envelope or other appropriate wrapper, first-class postage prepaid, properly addressed. Upon revocation, you will be entitled to a full refund of your entire IRA contribution without adjustment for administrative expenses, sales commissions (if any), or fluctuations in market value. If you have any questions concerning your right of revocation, please call 800-205-6189 during normal business hours.
Section II
Establishment of Your Account
A. Statutory Requirements An IRA is a trust or custodial account established for the exclusive benefit of you and your beneficiaries. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provides for several types of IRAs, including a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA. You must clearly designate on the forms establishing your IRA that your account is either a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA. An IRA must be created by a written document that meets all of the following requirements: 1. Bank trustee or custodian. An IRA must be established with a qualified trustee or custodian, such as Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, which is a bank or other person approved by the IRS. You cannot be your own trustee or custodian. 2. Cash contributions up to annual contribution limit. All contributions to your IRA, excluding rollover or conversion contributions as described in Sections V and VI, must be made in cash. The total amount of contributions, other than rollover or conversion contributions as described in Sections V and VI, for any taxable year to your traditional and Roth IRAs may not exceed the contribution limit in effect for such taxable year as described in Section III[A]. 3. Nonforfeitability. The balance of your IRA account must be fully vested and nonforfeitable at all times.
C. Tax Consequences of a Roth IRA In general, the federal income tax consequences of establishing a Roth IRA are the following: 1. Tax-deferred earnings. Earnings on contributions to a Roth IRA will accumulate on a tax-deferred basis and may ultimately be tax-free if the earnings are part of a qualified distribution. (A qualified distribution is generally a distribution made to you after age 59 12 and after you have held your Roth IRA account at least five years [see paragraph 3, below].) 2. Nondeductible contributions. Contributions to a Roth IRA are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. 3. Qualified distributions are completely tax-free. A distribution from a Roth IRA will be tax-free for federal income tax purposes as long as it is a qualified distribution. A qualified distribution is a distribution from a Roth IRA: (1) made after a five-year holding period, and (2) made after age 59 12, due to death or disability, or for the first $10,000 of qualified first-time home purchase expenses. See Section VII[B] for more details. 4. Nonqualified distributions are tax- and penalty-free return of contributions first; taxable earnings last. Any distribution that is not a qualified distribution (for example, a distribution taken before you hold your Roth IRA for five years) is first considered a tax- and penalty-free distribution of your contributions to your Roth IRA. Once an amount equaling the cumulative contributions to your Roth IRA has been recovered tax-free, all further distributions that are not qualified distributions will be subject to both ordinary income tax and possibly an additional 10% penalty tax (if you are under age 59 12). See Section VII[B] for more details. 5. Tax-free Roth IRA-to-Roth IRA rollovers. You may be eligible to make a rollover contribution to your Roth IRA of cash or other assets you receive from another Roth IRA. In addition, you may be eligible to roll over the amount you withdraw from your Roth IRA to another Roth IRA. See Section V for more details. 6. Traditional IRA-to-Roth IRA conversions. If you have adjusted gross income for a year of $100,000 or less (on a single or joint filing basis) and you are not a married individual filing a separate tax return, you may roll over or convert a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. You will owe tax in the year of the conversion on the amount converted to the Roth IRA (less any nondeductible contributions that you would have recovered had you simply received the conversion amount as a traditional IRA distribution). However, you will not owe a 10% early withdrawal penalty tax on the conversion amount. For purposes of qualifying for taxfree distributions from your Roth IRA, there is a separate five-year holding period for the amounts attributable to each year you make a conversion from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. 7. State taxes. The state tax consequences of your Roth IRA will vary from state to state. You are strongly encouraged to consult a tax advisor to determine the state tax consequences of establishing a Roth IRA.
Section III
Contributions
A. Amount and Timing of Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions Maximum annual contributions to all IRAs. The total amount of contributions to all of your IRAs (both traditional and Roth IRAs) for any taxable year (excluding any rollover or conversion contributions as described in Sections V and VI) may not exceed the lesser of the contribution limit in effect for such taxable year as described below or 100% of your compensation for the taxable year. If you reach age 50 before the close of the tax year for which you are making a contribution, your annual contribution limit is increased by $500 for taxable years beginning in 2005, and $1,000 for any taxable year beginning in 2006 or thereafter as described below. In addition, the maximum contribution permitted under a Roth IRA is phased out to $0 for individuals earning above a certain level of adjusted gross income (see Section III[C]). The annual IRA contribution limits for 2005 and later years are shown below. Year Maximum Annual Contribution Individuals Under Age 50 2005 2006 2007 2008 $4,000 $4,000 $4,000 $5,000 Maximum Annual Contribution Individuals Age 50 or Older $4,500 $5,000 $5,000 $6,000
For years after 2008, the contribution limit will be periodically indexed for inflation in $500 increments. Definition of compensation. For purposes of the IRA contribution limits, your compensation includes all wages, salaries, tips, professional fees, bonuses, and other amounts you receive for providing personal services, and any earned income from self-employment. It does not include earnings and profits from property such as dividends, interest, or capital gains, or amounts received as a pension or annuity, or as deferred compensation. Your compensation includes any taxable alimony or separate maintenance payments you may receive under a decree of divorce or separate maintenance. IRA for your spouse. If both you and your spouse earn compensation for a taxable year, you may each make contributions to a traditional or Roth IRA up to the lesser of the contribution limit in effect for such taxable year or 100% of your compensation for the taxable year, although your Roth IRA contribution limit may be phased out based on your adjusted gross income for the year (see Section III[C]). In addition, under a special rule for spousal IRAs (explained in Section III[E]), contributions of up to the contribution limit in effect for such taxable year may be made to either a traditional IRA or, subject to the adjusted gross income phaseout discussed in Section III[C], a Roth IRA of a spouse, regardless of the income level of the spouse, provided the married couple files a joint tax return and has total compensation at least equal to their combined IRA contributions. Contributions in cash. All contributions to your traditional or Roth IRA (other than rollover contributions as described in Section V) must be made by check or by electronic transfer. If you wish to use shares of a previously established Vanguard fund account for your annual IRA contribution, you must first redeem the amount of shares you wish to invest and then use the cash proceeds as your IRA contribution.
Contributions up to the date your return is due (April 15). You may make contributions to your traditional or Roth IRA for a taxable year at any time during the year, either periodically or in a lump sum, or in the next year, up to the due date for filing your federal income tax return for the taxable year, not including extensions. For taxpayers who file on a calendar-year basis, the latest date for any year is April 15 of the following year. If you do not inform the Custodian of the year for which an IRA contribution is made, the Custodian will assume that the contribution is made for the year in which it is received. Only Roth IRA contributions permitted after age 70 12. If you are otherwise eligible, you are permitted to make Roth IRA contributions even after you have attained age 70 12. You are not permitted to make traditional IRA contributions (either deductible or nondeductible) after you have attained age 70 12 (other than rollover contributions as described in Section V). Maximum contributions not required. You do not have to contribute to your traditional or Roth IRA every year, nor are you required to make the maximum contribution for any year. However, if you decide in any year not to make the maximum IRA contribution, you may not make up the missed contribution amount in later years. Under the Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA, there is a minimum initial contribution required when you establish your account, as described in Section XII[D]. Custodial or trustee fees. Custodial or trustee fees that are billed separately and paid by you in connection with your IRA may be separately deductible on your federal income tax return as ordinary and necessary business expenses (subject to the 2% adjusted gross income limit for miscellaneous deductions). The separate payment of your IRA custodial or trustee fees will not serve to limit the maximum amount of contributions you are otherwise eligible to make to your IRA. Under the Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA, you are provided the opportunity to pay separately your annual custodial or trustee fee, as explained in Section XII[E]. B. Traditional IRA: Deductible Contributions Contributions to your traditional IRA may be deductible in whole or in part for federal income tax purposes, as determined by the rules summarized below. Remember that contributions to a Roth IRA are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. You should contact your tax advisor to determine the deductibility of IRA contributions for state income tax purposes. Fully deductible contributions if you do not participate in an employer plan. If neither you nor your spouse is an active participant in an employermaintained retirement plan, your annual traditional IRA contributions up to the lesser of the contribution limit in effect for the taxable year (as described in Section III[A]), or 100% of current-year compensation are generally fully deductible (regardless of your level of adjusted gross income). Phase-out of deduction if you participate in an employer plan. If you are an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan for a taxable year, your traditional IRA deduction is phased out as your adjusted gross income approaches the upper limits of the applicable phase-out range. The phase-out ranges for joint and single filers for 2005 and later years are shown in the next column.
Year 2005 2006
Joint Filers Phase-Out Range $70,000 to $80,000 $75,000 to $85,000
Year
Single Filers Phase-Out Range
2005 and after $50,000 to $60,000
2007 and after $80,000 to $100,000
Formula for deduction phase-out for active participants. As stated, if you are an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan for a taxable year, your traditional IRA deduction limit for the year is phased out as your adjusted gross income exceeds the applicable adjusted gross income threshold for the tax year. This phase-out is accomplished as follows: Your maximum traditional IRA deduction is reduced by an amount, rounded down to the nearest $10, that bears the same ratio to the maximum deductible amount as your excess adjusted gross income for the taxable yeari.e., for 2005, if you are married and file a joint return, your adjusted gross income over $70,000, or over $50,000 if you are singlebears to $10,000. (For joint filers, this figure increases to $20,000 for the year 2007 and later.) Example: In 2005, a single individual under age 50 has adjusted gross income in the amount of $54,000 and is an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan. The individual may make traditional IRA contributions for the taxable year that are deductible for federal income tax purposes in the amount of $2,400 (assuming he or she has at least $2,400 of compensation)determined as follows: 2005 maximum traditional IRA deduction......$ 4,000 Excess adjusted gross income........................$54,000 $50,000 = $4,000 Reduction in traditional IRA deduction ..........$ 4,000 x $ 4,000 = $1,600 $10,000 Resulting traditional IRA deduction limit .......$ 4,000 $ 1,600 = $2,400 If this individual makes $2,400 of deductible traditional IRA contributions for the year, he or she may also make nondeductible IRA contributions to a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA in the amount of $1,600, resulting in total IRA contributions of $4,000 for the year. If the individual in the example above was age 50 or older, his or her maximum deduction of $4,500 for 2005 would be reduced by $1,800, resulting in a deduction limit of $2,700). Deduction limit for spouse. If you are married and file a joint return, and neither you nor your spouse is an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan, the traditional IRA contributions for each spouse for the taxable year will be fully deductible regardless of the level of your combined adjusted gross income. If you are married and file a joint return and both you and your spouse are active participants in employer-maintained retirement plans, the traditional IRA deduction limit for each spouse for the taxable year is phased out as your combined adjusted gross income exceeds the applicable threshold (see the phase-out ranges above). For example, for 2005 the traditional IRA deduction limit for each spouse for the taxable year is phased out as your combined adjusted gross income exceeds $70,000.
Example: In 2005, a married couple filing a joint return has combined adjusted gross income of $75,000. If both spouses are active participants in employer-maintained retirement plans and both are under age 50, the traditional IRA deduction limit for each spouse for the year would be $2,000 (assuming each spouse has at least $2,000 of compensation). If each spouse makes $2,000 of deductible traditional IRA contributions for the year, each spouse may also be permitted to make nondeductible IRA contributions to a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA in the amount of $2,000, resulting in total IRA contributions of $4,000 per spouse and a combined total of $8,000 for the year. If you are married and file a joint return and you are an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan, but your spouse is not, a higher adjusted gross income phase-out will apply for your spouses (but not your) deduction limit. The traditional IRA deduction limit for your spouse, who is not an active participant, is phased out if your combined adjusted gross income for the taxable year falls between $150,000 and $160,000, while the deduction limit for you the active participant in an employer-maintained planis phased out as your combined adjusted gross income for the tax year exceeds the applicable threshold provided in the chart on the previous page (e.g., $70,000 for 2005). Example: A married couple filing a joint return has combined adjusted gross income of $100,000 for the 2005 tax year. If one spouse is an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan and the other spouse is not, the spouse that is an active participant may not make a deductible contribution to an IRA for the taxable year, since the combined adjusted gross income exceeds $80,000 (the upper limit of the phase-out range for 2005). The spouse that is not an active participant in an employermaintained retirement plan may make a fully deductible IRA contribution for the tax year, since the couples adjusted gross income is below $150,000. Special rules for married couples filing separate returns. If you are a married individual filing a separate return and you or your spouse is an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan, the deduction for your traditional IRA contributions will be phased out as your adjusted gross income for the taxable year increases from $0 to $10,000. For example, a married individual (under age 50) filing separately who participates in an employer plan and who has adjusted gross income of $6,000 would have a traditional IRA deduction limit of $1,600 for 2005. However, if you and your spouse did not live together at any time during the taxable year, your filing status will be considered to be single for traditional IRA deduction purposes, and your traditional IRA deduction limit will be determined without regard to whether your spouse is an active participant in an employer retirement plan. Active participant defined. For purposes of the traditional IRA deduction limits, you are considered an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan for a taxable year if you participate in a qualified pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus, or annuity plan (including a Keogh or 401(k) plan), a tax-sheltered annuity plan under Section 403(b) of Internal Revenue Code, a simplified employee pension (SEP) plan, or a government plan (but not an eligible deferred compensation plan under Section 457(b) of the Code) during any part of the plan year ending with or within the taxable year. The determination of whether you are an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan is made without regard to whether your rights under the plan are nonforfeitable or vested. Under a defined contribution plan, you are generally considered an active participant if any employer contribution or forfeiture is allocated to your account during the taxable year. Under a defined benefit plan, you are considered an active participant if you are not excluded by the plans eligibility requirements
during any part of the plan year ending with or within your taxable year. However, if you have not satisfied the plans minimum age or service conditions required for participation, you are not considered an active participant in the plan. The Form W-2 you receive from your employer each year should indicate whether you are an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan. Adjusted gross income. For purposes of the traditional IRA deduction limits, your adjusted gross income is calculated by taking into account any taxable Social Security benefits and taxable IRA distributions you may receive for the year. However, your adjusted gross income is not reduced by any deductible traditional IRA contributions you may make for the taxable year, employerprovided adoption assistance that is otherwise not taxable, or proceeds of U.S. Savings Bonds used for higher education expenses that are otherwise not taxable. Minimum deduction limit of $200. There is a special rule providing that if your adjusted gross income for any taxable year is within the phase-out range, your traditional IRA deduction limit is never less than $200. In 2005, for example, if you were a married individual (under age 50) with adjusted gross income of $79,750 and an active participant in an employer plan, your traditional IRA deduction limit for the taxable year would be $200 (even though under the formula above your traditional IRA deduction limit would otherwise be $100). C. Roth IRA: Maximum Annual Contribution The maximum contribution permitted under a Roth IRA (excluding any rollover or conversion contributions as described in Sections V and VI) is generally the lesser of the contribution limit in effect for the taxable year as described in Section III[A] or 100% of your compensation for the taxable year (less any amount you also contribute to a traditional IRA). Furthermore, your Roth IRA contribution maximum is phased out as your adjusted gross income approaches the upper limits of the applicable phase-out range. The applicable phase-out ranges are as follows: If you are singleyour phase-out range is adjusted gross income of between $95,000 and $110,000. If you are married filing jointlyyour phase-out range is adjusted gross income of between $150,000 and $160,000. If you are married filing separatelyyour phase-out range is adjusted gross income of between $0 and $10,000. However, if you and your spouse did not live together at any time during the taxable year, your filing status will be considered to be single for Roth IRA contribution purposes. Formula for contribution phase-out. As your adjusted gross income approaches the upper limit of the phase-out ranges described immediately above, your Roth IRA contribution limit for the year is phased out to $0. This phase-out is accomplished as follows: Your maximum Roth IRA contribution is reduced by an amount, rounded down to the nearest $10, that bears the same ratio to the maximum IRA contribution limit in effect for the taxable year as your excess adjusted gross income for the taxable yeari.e., for 2005, your adjusted gross income over $95,000 if you are single, or over $150,000 if you are married filing a joint returnbears to $15,000 ($10,000 in the case of a joint return or a married individual filing a separate return).
Example: A married couple filing a joint return has combined adjusted gross income in the amount of $156,000. Each spouse is under age 50. Each spouse may make Roth IRA contributions for the taxable year in the amount of $1,600 (assuming each spouse has at least $1,600 of compensation), determined as follows: 2005 maximum Roth IRA contribution ........$ 4,000 Excess adjusted gross income.....................$156,000 $150,000 = $6,000 Reduction in Roth IRA deduction ................$ 4,000 x $ 6,000 = $2,400 $ 10,000 Resulting Roth IRA contribution limit..........$ 4,000 $ 2,400 = $1,600 If each individual makes $1,600 of Roth IRA contributions for the year, each individual may also make nondeductible IRA contributions to a traditional IRAor deductible contributions if neither the individual nor his or her spouse is an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan (see Section III[B])in the amount of $2,400 (assuming each spouse has an additional $2,400 of compensation, for total compensation for each spouse of at least $4,000), resulting in total IRA contributions of $4,000 for the year. Adjusted gross income (AGI) for Roth IRA contribution phase-out purposes. For purposes of the Roth IRA contribution phase-out, your adjusted gross income is determined as it is for determining the traditional IRA deduction limit for active participants (see Section III[B]), except that your adjusted gross income is reduced by (1) any deductible traditional IRA contributions you may make for the taxable year, and (2) any amount included in gross income as a result of a traditional IRA to Roth IRA conversion discussed in Section VI. Minimum contribution limit of $200. There is a special rule providing that if your adjusted gross income for Roth IRA contribution phase-out purposes is within the phase-out range, your Roth IRA contribution limit is never less than $200. In 2005, for example, if you are a married individual (under age 50) with adjusted gross income for Roth IRA contribution phase-out purposes of $159,750, your Roth IRA contribution limit for the taxable year would be $200 (even though under the formula above your Roth IRA contribution limit would otherwise be $100). D. Traditional IRA: Nondeductible Contributions You may wish to make nondeductible contributions to your traditional IRA to the extent that you are not eligible to make either deductible traditional IRA contributions or Roth IRA contributions (or if you do not wish to make deductible traditional IRA contributions). Remember, however, that the total amount of deductible and nondeductible contributions to all of your traditional and Roth IRAs for any taxable year may not exceed the lesser of the contribution limit in effect for the taxable year or 100% of your compensation for the year. Tax advantage of nondeductible contributions. The primary tax benefit associated with nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA is that the earnings and gains on these contributions will not be subject to federal income tax until they are actually distributed to you. Election to treat deductible contributions as nondeductible contributions. You are permitted to elect to treat your traditional IRA contributions, which would otherwise be deductible for any taxable year, as nondeductible contributions. You may wish to make such an election, for example, if you have no taxable income for the year after taking into account other deductions or tax credits, and you are not eligible for a Roth IRA contribution.
Designation of nondeductible contributions. Your designation of traditional IRA contributions as nondeductible contributions for a taxable year is to be made by filing Form 8606, Nondeductible IRAs and Coverdell ESAs, with your federal income tax return for the taxable year. Nondeductible traditional IRA contributions for a taxable year may be made at any time during the taxable year, or in the next year, up to the due date for filing your federal income tax return for the taxable year, not including extensions. If you file an amended return, you may change your designation of your traditional IRA contributions from deductible contributions to nondeductible contributions or vice versa (although such a change may result in an increased or different tax liability). E. Spousal IRAs If your spouse has little or no income (e.g., your spouse is a homemaker who does not work outside the home), your spouse may still be eligible to establish and contribute to an IRA under a special rule for spousal IRAs. To qualify for this rule, you and your spouse must file a joint return for the taxable year. IRA contributions up to limit in effect. Under the special rule for spousal IRAs, contributions may be made to your spouses traditional or Roth IRA for any taxable year in an amount up to the lesser of: (1) the contribution limit in effect for the taxable year, or (2) the combined compensation of you and your spouse for the taxable year, less the amount of any contributions you made to your IRA for the taxable year. Deductibility of contributions for spouse. The deductibility of contributions to a traditional IRA for a spouse is generally determined by the rules discussed in Section III[B]. Thus, for example, if neither you nor your spouse is an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan, contributions to a spousal traditional IRA are fully deductible. However, if your spouse is an active participant in an employer-maintained retirement plan, your spouses IRA deduction limit for the taxable year is phased out as your combined adjusted gross income for the tax year exceeds the applicable threshold provided in the chart in Section III[B] (e.g., $70,000 for 2005). If you participate in an employer-maintained retirement plan and your spouse does not, the spousal deduction limit is reduced by an amount that bears the same ratio to the contribution limit in effect for the taxable year as your combined adjusted gross income over $150,000 bears to $10,000. Thus, for example, the deduction for contributions to a spousal traditional IRA would be eliminated if your combined adjusted gross income exceeds $160,000 (although nondeductible traditional IRA contributions of up to the contribution limit in effect for the taxable year could still be made). Contributions after age 70 12 to traditional IRAs. You may make contributions to a traditional IRA for your spouse even after you reach age 70 12 provided your spouse has not yet attained age 70 12. However, you may not make contributions to a traditional IRA for your spouse (other than rollover contributions described in Section V) for the year your spouse reaches age 70 12. Distributions from the account do not have to begin until April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the spouse for whom the account is maintained reaches age 70 12. With the exception of the contribution limitations, all rules that apply to a traditional IRA generally apply to the traditional IRA for a spouse.
Roth IRA contributions for spouse. The amount of permitted contributions to a spousal Roth IRA is generally determined by the rules discussed in Section III[C]. Thus, if you are married filing a joint tax return, the spousal Roth IRA contribution limit in effect for the taxable year is reduced by an amount that bears the same ratio to the contribution limit in effect as your combined adjusted gross income over $150,000 bears to $10,000. For example, the contributions to a spousal Roth IRA would be eliminated if your combined adjusted gross income exceeds $160,000 (although nondeductible traditional IRA contributions of up to the contribution limit in effect for the taxable year could still be made). Keep in mind that Roth IRA contributions on behalf of a spouse may be made regardless of whether you or your spouse is over age 7012. F. Return of IRA Contributions Withdrawal of IRA contributions by the date your return is due. If you make a contribution to your IRA for a taxable year, you may withdraw the contribution amount and the earnings thereon at any time prior to the due date for filing your federal income tax return, including extensions, for the taxable year for which the contribution was made, or such later date as authorized by the IRS. If this is done, the return of the contribution will not be includible in your gross income as an IRA distribution. However, the earnings on the contribution will be taxable income in the year for which the contribution was made and may possibly be subject to the 10% tax on early distributions if you are under age 59 12 (see Section VII[C]). G. Recharacterization of IRA Contributions You may elect to recharacterize all or part of a regular contribution or conversion contribution [(i.e., treat a contribution made to one IRA (the First IRA) as made to a different type of IRA (the Second IRA)]. You may wish to recharacterize a contribution because, for example, you realize you were not eligible to make the IRA contribution or for tax planning reasons. For example, you may wish to recharacterize a contribution to a Roth IRA into a contribution to a traditional IRA because you decide that you want the tax deduction available for a traditional IRA contribution. You may wish to recharacterize a conversion contribution back to a traditional IRA because you realize that your AGI will exceed $100,000 (see Section VI). A recharacterization is accomplished by requesting, in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian, a trustee-to-trustee transfer of the contribution made to the First IRA, adjusted for gains and losses, to the Second IRA. The recharacterized amount is treated as having been originally contributed to the Second IRA on the same date and (in the case of a regular contribution) for the same taxable year that the contribution was made to the First IRA. The recharacterization is permissible only if the contribution could have been made originally to the Second IRA. The recharacterization must be accomplished by the due date (including extensions) of your federal income tax return for the year for which the original contribution was made, or such later date as authorized by the IRS. You can recharacterize a Roth IRA conversion contribution back to a traditional IRA and then reconvert the recharacterized amount to a Roth IRA again, subject to certain timing restrictions (see Section VI[B]).
H. Excess Contributions to Traditional or Roth IRA Generally, an excess contribution is the amount of any contributions to your traditional or Roth IRA (other than a proper rollover or conversion contribution as described in Sections V and VI) for a taxable year that exceeds your IRA contribution limit for the taxable year. An excise tax equal to 6% of the amount of any excess contribution will be assessed for the year for which the excess contribution is made and for each subsequent year until the excess amount is eliminated. Return of excess contribution by the date your return is due. If you make an excess contribution to your IRA for a taxable year, you may withdraw the contribution and the earnings thereon prior to the due date for filing your federal income tax return, including extensions, or such later date as may be authorized by the IRS. If this withdrawal is made, the return of the contribution will not be subject to the 6% excise tax on excess contributions (assuming the contribution is not deducted on your return). Return of excess contribution after tax return due date. If you make an excess contribution to your IRA for a taxable year and you withdraw the excess contribution after the due date for filing your federal income tax return (including extensions), the returned excess contribution will not be includible in your gross income as an IRA distribution (subject to possible premature distribution penalties) if (1) your total IRA contributions for the year did not exceed the contribution limit in effect for the taxable year, and (2) you did not deduct the excess contribution on your return (or if the deduction you claimed was disallowed by the IRS). However, you must pay the 6% excise tax on the excess contribution for each taxable year that it was still in your IRA at the end of the year. Under this procedure, you are not required to withdraw any earnings attributable to the excess contribution. Applying excess contribution to subsequent year. You may also eliminate an excess contribution from your IRA in a subsequent year by not contributing the maximum amount for that year and applying the excess contribution to the subsequent years contribution. You may be entitled to a deduction for the amount of the excess contribution that is applied in the subsequent year provided you did not previously deduct the excess contribution (or if the deduction you claimed was disallowed by the IRS). However, if you incorrectly deducted an excess contribution in a closed taxable year (i.e., one for which the period to assess a deficiency has expired), the amount of the excess contribution cannot be deducted again in the subsequent year in which it is applied.
Section IV
Transfers
This section discusses options for carrying out a trustee-to-trustee asset transfer of your existing IRA to another IRA of the same type (e.g., a transfer from traditional IRA to traditional IRA). For a discussion of recharacterizations of contributions to a different type of IRA, rollover options, and the option to convert your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, see Sections III[G], V, and VI, respectively. A. Tax-Free Transfer From Existing IRA to Vanguard IRA In order to give you greater investment flexibility, you are permitted to transfer IRA assets directly from one trustee or custodian to another on a tax-free basis. If you already have an IRA with another trustee or custodian, you may authorize a direct transfer of your IRA assets to a Vanguard IRA without paying taxes, subject to the rules and restrictions of your existing account. Transfers are only permitted between the same type of IRA plans (i.e., from a traditional IRA to traditional IRA or from a Roth IRA to Roth IRA). You may make such a transfer as often as you wish. Of course, such a transfer of assets is not tax-deductible. If you wish to authorize the Custodian to arrange a direct transfer of assets from the trustee or custodian of your existing IRA to a Vanguard IRA, please complete Vanguards IRA Asset Transfer Authorization form. B. Tax-Free Transfer From Vanguard IRA If you so direct in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian, the Custodian will transfer all or any portion of the assets held in your Vanguard IRA directly to the trustee or custodian of another IRA established on your behalf, provided the trustee or custodian certifies that it will accept the direct transfer of assets and will deposit the transferred assets in the same type of IRA established on your behalf. Transfers are only permitted between the same type of IRA plans (i.e., from a traditional IRA to a traditional IRA or from a Roth IRA to a Roth IRA). C. Transfer Incident to Divorce All or any portion of your IRA assets may be transferred to a separate IRA for the benefit of your former spouse pursuant to a divorce decree or written instrument incident to divorce. The transfer will not result in a taxable increase for you or your former spouse. After the transfer, your former spouse will be considered the Owner of the IRA mentioned for his or her benefit.
B. Rollover From Existing IRA to Vanguard IRA If you receive a distribution of assets from an existing IRA, you may make a rollover contribution of all or part of the assets you receive tax-free to a Vanguard IRA. Except in the case of a conversion from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, rollovers are only permitted between the same type of IRA plans (i.e., from a traditional IRA to traditional IRA or from a Roth IRA to Roth IRA). The rollover must be completed within 60 days after you receive the distribution from your existing IRA. You are limited to one such tax-free rollover every 12 months (beginning on the date you receive the IRA distribution, not on the date you make the rollover contribution). Recharacterizations are not taken into account for purposes of this distribution. You may not roll over any minimum distribution amounts you are required to receive from your traditional IRA upon attaining age 7012 (see Section VIII[B]). Note: A tax-free transfer of funds as described in Section IV[A] is not a rollover (since you do not actually receive any distribution from your IRA). Rather it is a direct transfer of your IRA funds from one trustee or custodian to another that is not affected by the 12-month waiting period applicable to IRA rollovers. If your distribution consists of property other than cash, you must roll over to your new IRA the same property you received from your old IRA. If you wish to make a rollover contribution of property other than cash to your Vanguard IRA, you must obtain the prior approval of the Custodian. C. From Employer Retirement Plan to Vanguard Traditional IRA Eligible rollover distribution from employers retirement plan to traditional IRA. If you will be entitled to receive an eligible rollover distribution from an employers qualified retirement plan (such as a 401(k), pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus plan), a 457(b) plan maintained by a governmental employer (governmental 457 plan), or a Section 403(b) account or annuity, you may make a tax-free rollover contribution of the distribution to a Vanguard traditional IRA. (Note that you are not permitted to roll over directly from an employers plan into a Roth IRA.) An eligible rollover distribution generally includes any distribution or withdrawal from an employers qualified retirement plan, governmental 457 plan, or Section 403(b) account or annuity other than: (1) A distribution that is part of a series of periodic payments over a specified period of ten years or more, or over your life (or life expectancy), or over the joint lives (or joint life and last survivor expectancy) of you and your designated beneficiary; (2) Any portion of a distribution that represents a required minimum distribution to you after age 70 12; or (3) A hardship distribution. After-tax contributions. If a portion of your eligible rollover distribution from an employers plan represents a return of after-tax contributions, you may roll over your after-tax contributions to a traditional IRA. If you elect to roll over after-tax contributions to a traditional IRA, it is your responsibility to keep track of these after-tax rollover amounts and to report such rollover amounts in accordance with IRS guidelines. Once you roll after-tax amounts into a traditional IRA, those amounts cannot later be rolled into an employer plan.
Section V
Rollover Contribution
A. Tax-Free Rollovers in General A rollover contribution is a contribution to your IRA of cash or other assets you receive as a distribution from another IRA or, in the case of a traditional IRA, an employer retirement plan. A rollover transaction is tax-free, in that the amounts received as a distribution and properly rolled over to your IRA will not be currently taxable in the year of receipt. Of course, a rollover contribution to your IRA is not tax-deductible.
Direct rollover option. If you will be entitled to receive an eligible rollover distribution from an employers qualified retirement plan, governmental 457 plan, or Section 403(b) account or annuity, you may elect to have the plan roll over all or any part of your distribution directly to your Vanguard traditional IRA as a tax-free rollover contribution on your behalf. If you elect this direct rollover option, no federal income taxes will be withheld on your distribution to the extent it is transferred directly to your Vanguard traditional IRA. The plan administrator of your employers plan or Section 403(b) account or annuity must give you an explanation of your direct rollover option and the other tax rules affecting your eligible rollover distribution. If you wish to make a direct rollover from your employers plan or Section 403(b) account or annuity to your Vanguard traditional IRA, you may contact Vanguard at 800-205-6189 for further information. Payment option; 20% withholding. If you elect to have an eligible rollover distribution from an employers qualified retirement plan paid directly to you, your distribution will be subject to 20% federal income tax withholding. You will still have the option of making a tax-free rollover contribution of your eligible rollover distribution to a Vanguard traditional IRA within 60 days of receipt of your distribution. You may roll over any amount up to 100% of your eligible rollover distribution (including an amount equal to the 20% that was withheld by coming up with additional money to make up for the withheld amount). Rollover of property. If you receive an eligible rollover distribution from an employer retirement plan that consists of property other than cash, you may be permitted to roll over the property received to your traditional IRA. As an alternative, you may sell the property received and roll over the cash proceeds to your traditional IRA, in which case no gain or loss will be recognized on the sale if the entire proceeds are rolled over. If you wish to make an in-kind rollover contribution of property other than cash to your Vanguard traditional IRA, you must obtain the prior approval of the Custodian. Rollover by surviving spouse. A surviving spouse of a deceased employee may be permitted to make a tax-free rollover contribution to a traditional IRA of all or any portion of an eligible rollover distribution from an employer retirement plan upon the employees death. Rollover pursuant to divorce or similar proceedings. If you are eligible to receive an eligible rollover distribution from an employers qualified retirement plan pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order (within the meaning of Section 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code) resulting from divorce or similar proceedings, you may have all or part of the distribution rolled over to your traditional IRA on a tax-free basis. Separate traditional IRA account for certain rollovers from qualified plans. If you were born before January 1, 1936, and you receive an eligible rollover distribution from an employers qualified retirement plan, you may prefer to roll over the distribution into a separate traditional IRA (frequently called a rollover or conduit IRA) to which no annual IRA contributions are made. In this manner, if you later roll over the assets to a new employers qualified retirement plan you preserve any special tax treatment, such as tenyear averaging, that may be available on lump-sum distributions from the qualified plan.
D. Rollovers From a Vanguard IRA If you withdraw assets from your Vanguard IRA, you may roll over on a tax-free basis all or any portion of the assets you receive within 60 days of receipt to another IRA of the same type. You are limited to one such tax-free rollover every 12 months. You may also roll over on a tax-free basis all or part of the taxable portion of the assets you receive from your Vanguard traditional IRA within 60 days of receipt to an eligible employer plan that accepts such rollovers. An eligible employer plan includes a qualified plan (such as a 401(k), profit-sharing, or pension plan), a governmental 457 plan, and a 403(b) plan. If any portion of a distribution from your traditional IRA represents a return of nondeductible contributions or after-tax rollover contributions, such portion cannot be rolled over into an eligible employer plan. You cannot roll over any minimum distribution amount you are required to receive from a Vanguard traditional IRA (see Section VIII[B]). You should seek competent tax advice concerning IRA rollovers to employer retirement plans.
Section VI
Conversions From a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA
A. Traditional IRA to Roth IRA Conversion: General Rules If your adjusted gross income (for both single and joint filers) for the tax year is $100,000 or less and you are not a married individual filing a separate tax return, you are eligible to convert all or part of your traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. If you are age 7012 or older, you must satisfy your required minimum distribution for the tax year prior to making a conversion contribution for such year. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, your required minimum distribution amount is not taken into account when determining if your adjusted gross income is $100,000 or less. (For conversion purposes, your adjusted gross income is not increased by the taxable income resulting from the conversion.) The conversion will be treated as a taxable distribution from your traditional IRA and a subsequent conversion contribution to a Roth IRA. Distributions from your traditional IRA will be includible in your gross income in the year of the distribution (except for the portion of the distribution that represents a tax-free return of your nondeductible contributions or after-tax rollover contributions) but will not be subject to the 10% additional tax on early distributions, regardless of whether you are under age 5912. B. Recharacterization An amount that is converted from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA may be recharacterized back to a traditional IRA. You may wish to do this if you realize that your adjusted gross income for the year will exceed $100,000 (see Section III[G]). An amount that is recharacterized back to a traditional IRA may not be reconverted to a Roth IRA prior to January 1 of the taxable year following the taxable year of the conversion, or 30 days from the date of the recharacterization, whichever is later. C. Conversions of SEPs and SIMPLE Accounts Accounts held in a SEPIRA or a SIMPLE IRA may be converted to a Roth IRA. However, a conversion of a SIMPLE IRA is permissible only after the expiration of the initial two-year holding period. (See your SIMPLE IRA materials for more details.)
Section VII
Taxation of Distributions
A. Traditional IRA: Tax Treatment of Distributions In general, distributions from your traditional IRA are included in your gross income in the year of receipt. Exceptions to this rule include any distribution that is properly rolled over to another IRA or employer retirement plan as described in Section V, or any return or transfer of an IRA contribution as described in Sections III[F], [G], and [H] and Section IV. In addition, distributions from a traditional IRA that contains nondeductible contributions (see Section III[D]) or after-tax rollover contributions (see Section V[C]) are treated partly as a nontaxable return of the nondeductible traditional IRA contributions or aftertax rollover contributions, and partly as a taxable distribution of traditional IRA earnings and any deductible IRA contributions, as explained below. Ordinary income taxation. Distributions from your traditional IRA that are included in gross income will be taxed as ordinary income. Traditional IRA distributions are not eligible for the special tax treatment accorded to certain lump-sum distributions from qualified retirement plans, such as forward averaging taxation. Distribution of nondeductible traditional IRA contributions. To the extent any distribution from your traditional IRA represents a return of your nondeductible contributions (see Section III[D]) or after-tax rollover contributions, the distribution will be treated as a tax-free return of basis. If you withdraw an amount from a traditional IRA during a taxable year and you have previously made nondeductible contributions or after-tax rollover contributions to a traditional IRA, then the amount excluded from income for the taxable year is the portion of the amount withdrawn that bears the same ratio to the amount withdrawn as your aggregate nondeductible traditional IRA contributions and after-tax rollover contributions bear to the aggregate balance of all your traditional IRAs as of the end of the year, plus the amount of the withdrawal. For these purposes, all traditional IRAs maintained on your behalf, including traditional rollover IRAs and SEPIRAs, are required to be aggregated, and all distributions in a given year are treated as one distribution. Example: An individual withdraws a total amount of $3,000 from several traditional IRAs during a taxable year. At the end of the taxable year, the aggregate balance of all traditional IRAs maintained by the individual is $21,000, and the aggregate amount of nondeductible contributions not previously withdrawn by the individual is $4,000. The amount of the individuals $3,000 traditional IRA withdrawal excludible from income is $500 (or $4,000 $24,000 x $3,000), and the remaining $2,500 is taxable. Distributions rolled into an eligible employer plan. The maximum amount of a traditional IRA distribution that you can roll over into an eligible retirement plan (other than an IRA) cannot exceed the portion of your traditional IRA distribution that would otherwise be taxable (without regard to the rollover). The portion of a distribution from your traditional IRA that represents a return of after-tax rollover contributions or nondeductible contributions is not eligible to be rolled over into an employer plan. If you roll over all or a portion of a distribution from a traditional IRA into an eligible employer plan (such as a 401(k) plan, governmental 457 plan, or 403(b) plan), the formula described above for determining the taxable and nontaxable portion of a distribution will not apply. Instead, the portion of the distribution that is rolled over to an eligible employer plan (other than an IRA) is attributable
first to amounts other than after-tax rollovers and nondeductible contributions. Therefore, you may roll over a distribution from your traditional IRA to the extent the amount distributed does not exceed the taxable amount (e.g., deductible contributions and earnings) of all of your IRAs. You may wish to consult your tax advisor before rolling over a distribution into an eligible employer plan. Note: If you roll over a portion of a traditional IRA distribution to an eligible employer plan, the formula used to determine the taxable portion of any withdrawal you receive during or subsequent to the year of the rollover must be adjusted in accordance with IRS guidelines. B. Roth IRA: Tax Treatment of Distributions Ordering rules. Distributions from your Roth IRA are treated as made in the following order: (1) From regular contributions. (2) From conversion contributions on a first-in, first-out basis. (3) From earnings. For this purpose, all distributions for each year are considered together, and all of your Roth IRA accounts are treated as one account. For example, if you make a regular contribution in 2005 of $1,000 to any Roth IRA and a conversion contribution in 2005 of $10,000 to any Roth IRA (and you have no other amounts in any Roth IRA), a distribution in 2006 will first be considered from the regular contribution amount (up to $1,000). Tax-free qualified distributions. Distributions from your Roth IRA that are qualified distributions are not included in your gross income and are generally not subject to the additional 10% penalty tax on early distributions. A qualified distribution from your Roth IRA is a distribution that is both (1) made after a fiveyear holding period (see details on next page) and (2) described by any one of the following: (1) Made on or after the date you reach age 59 12. (2) Made to your designated beneficiary after your death. (3) Made because of your permanent disability. (4) A qualified first-time homebuyer distribution (subject to a $10,000 lifetime limit). Qualified first-time homebuyer distributions are distributions used to pay for certain acquisition costs (including the cost of acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing a residence, and reasonable settlement, financing, or other closing costs) of a principal residence for a first-time homebuyer, including you, your spouse, or any children, grandchildren, or descendants of you or your spouse. Such distribution must be used within 120 days after it is received. You are considered a first-time homebuyer if you (and, if married, your spouse) have not owned a principal residence during the two-year period ending on the date of acquisition. Nonqualified distributions first considered tax-free return of contributions. If a Roth IRA distribution is not a qualified distribution as just described, the distribution will be treated for tax purposes as first a taxfree return of your Roth IRA contributions (see Ordering rules above). To the extent a nonqualified distribution, when added to all of your previous Roth IRA distributions (whether qualified or nonqualified), is attributable to earnings (see Ordering rules), it will be fully taxable.
Example: An individual establishes a Roth IRA and contributes $4,000 for 2005, with no additional Roth IRA contributions in later years. In 2006, the individual takes a $1,000 nonqualified distribution from the Roth IRA. The entire $1,000 distribution will be completely tax-free because it is treated first as a tax-free return of the individuals contributions (see Ordering rules). In 2007, the individual takes another $2,500 nonqualified distribution from the Roth IRA. Of the distribution, $2,000 will be tax-free, with the remaining $500 earnings portion fully taxable. This is because $500 is the amount by which this $2,500 distribution, when added to the $1,000 of previous distributions, exceeded the aggregate $3,000 of aggregate Roth IRA contributions ($2,500 + $1,000 $3,000 = $500). Five-year holding period for Roth IRA distributions. In order for your Roth IRA distributions to be qualified distributions, you must have held your Roth IRA for at least five years prior to the distribution. This five-year holding period is generally measured by counting five years beginning with the earlier of the first year for which your first regular Roth IRA contribution relates (not necessarily the year in which your first regular Roth IRA contribution is made) or the first year in which you made a conversion contribution. Example: On April 1, 2005, an individual establishes a Roth IRA by making a contribution for the 2004 tax year (remember, IRA contributions may be made for a year up to the due date for filing your federal income tax return for that taxable yeargenerally the following April 15). In this case, the five-year holding requirement will be satisfied for any distribution made on or after January 1, 2009, from any of the individuals Roth IRA accounts. If the distribution is also described on the previous page (i.e., after 59 12, after death, etc.), it will be considered a qualified distribution. Separate five-year holding period for traditional IRA-to-Roth IRA conversions. A separate five-year holding period applies with respect to the portion of a distribution that is properly allocable to a traditional IRA-to-RothIRA conversion. For this portion of a distribution, the five-year period starts with the year in which the conversion contribution was made (which may be later than the year for which your first Roth IRA contribution was made). Even though the distribution of amounts attributable to the conversion may not be subject to income tax, they are subject to a 10% penalty tax if made during the five-year holding period (see Section VII[C]). Example: In 2005, an individual makes a 2005 annual Roth IRA contribution of $2,000. In 2006, the individual makes a $10,000 traditional IRA-to-Roth-IRA conversion. Even though the five-year holding period would generally be satisfied for Roth IRA distributions taken on or after January 1, 2010, the portion attributable to the conversion contribution (i.e., the $10,000 conversion) will not satisfy the five-year holding requirement until January 1, 2011. C. Additional 10% Tax on Early Distributions From Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs Your IRA is intended to provide you with retirement income. For this reason, the law generally imposes a nondeductible additional tax if you receive a distribution from either your traditional IRA or Roth IRA, unless certain exceptions apply. This additional tax is equal to 10% of the taxable amount of the distribution and is in addition to the ordinary income tax on the distribution. (Thus, the 10% penalty tax does not apply to the tax-free portion of any distributions you receive from your IRAs.) The additional tax may also apply if you are deemed to receive a distribution from your IRA before age 5912 as a result of borrowing from your IRA or pledging your IRA as security for a loan, as
described in Section XI. The law also imposes a tax equal to 10% of any distribution from a Roth IRA attributable to conversion contributions within the separate five-year holding period for conversion amounts. The additional 10% tax will not be imposed, however, on the following types of distributions from your traditional or Roth IRA: Distributions after you reach age 59 12. Distributions attributable to your total and permanent disability. Distributions made to your designated beneficiary after your death. Distributions that are part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for your life or life expectancy, or for the joint lives or life expectancies of you and your beneficiary. Distributions you receive to the extent such distributions do not exceed the amount of your deductible medical expenses for the taxable year (i.e., medical expenses in excess of 7.5% of your adjusted gross income). Distributions you receive following termination of employment to the extent such distributions do not exceed the amount of medical insurance premiums you paid for yourself, spouse, and dependents for the taxable year, provided that you have received at least 12 consecutive weeks of unemployment compensation during the current or prior taxable year. Distributions to pay for qualified higher education expenses. Qualified higher education expenses include tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, and room and board required for enrollment or attendance for you, your spouse, your children, or your grandchildren at an eligible postsecondary educational institution. Distributions up to $10,000 used to pay for acquisition costs (including the cost of acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing) of a principal residence for a firsttime homebuyer, including you, your spouse, or any children, grandchildren, or descendants of you or your spouse. Such distribution must be used within 120 days after it is received. You are considered a first-time homebuyer if you (and, if married, your spouse) have not owned a principal residence during the twoyear period ending on the date of acquisition. The aggregate amount of distributions you may take under this first-time homebuyer exception for the year of the distribution and all prior years is $10,000. Distributions made on account of an IRS levy.
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Section VIII
Methods of Distribution
A. Distributions in General Under either a Vanguard traditional IRA or Roth IRA, you may elect to have all or a portion of your account distributed in one or a combination of the following ways: (1) A partial payment. (2) A lump-sum payment. (3) Monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual installment payments over a period not extending beyond your life expectancy or the joint and last survivor life expectancy of you and your designated beneficiary. The method of distribution you select for your traditional IRA must comply with the minimum distribution requirements described in Section VIII[B]. You may request a distribution from your Vanguard IRA in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian. Distributions in cash or in kind. Distributions from the Vanguard IRA will generally be made in cash, unless you notify the Custodian in writing that you wish to have a designated portion of your IRA assets distributed in kind. However, any assets in your Vanguard IRA that cannot be sold by the Custodian for cash in the ordinary course of business shall automatically be distributed to you in kind. B. Traditional IRA: Age 70 12 Minimum Distributions Commencement of distribution at age 70 12. You must begin receiving distributions from your traditional IRA no later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you attain age 70 12. No age 70 12 distribution requirements apply for Roth IRAs. Minimum amount required to be distributed. The minimum amount required to be distributed from your traditional IRA for each calendar year, beginning with the year in which you attain age 7012, is determined by dividing the entire amount in your account as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year by the applicable distribution period. In most cases, the applicable distribution period is determined using the IRSs Uniform Lifetime Table. However, if your spouse is your sole beneficiary for the entire year, the applicable distribution period is the longer of the distribution period determined using the Uniform Lifetime Table, or the joint life expectancy of you and your spouse determined using the Joint Life and Last Survivor Table. See IRS Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), for more details including the life expectancy tables used to calculate required minimum distribution amounts. You must receive the required minimum distribution amount from your traditional IRA for the calendar year in which you attain age 7012 by April 1 of the following year. You must receive the required minimum distribution amount from your traditional IRA for each calendar year thereafter by December 31 of that year. Penalty tax on insufficient distributions. A 50% excise tax may be imposed if the amount actually distributed from your traditional IRA beginning after you attain age 7012 is less than the minimum amount required to be distributed. The 50% tax is imposed on the difference between the amount actually distributed from your traditional IRA and the amount required to be distributed. This penalty tax may be waived in certain cases provided you can establish to the satisfaction of the IRS that the deficit in the amount distributed was due to reasonable error and you are taking steps to remedy the problem.
C. Distribution Upon Death for Traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs If you die prior to the complete distribution of your account, the remaining balance in your Vanguard IRA (either traditional or Roth IRA) will be distributed to your designated beneficiary, upon request in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian, over a period selected by your beneficiary subject to the requirements stated below. In general, distributions your beneficiary receives from your IRA that are included in gross income will be taxed as ordinary income. General rule for Roth IRAs and where required distributions had not begun from traditional IRAs. For all Roth IRAs and for traditional IRAs where a required distribution of your account had not commenced prior to your death, the general rule is that the balance of your Vanguard IRA must be distributed to your designated beneficiary over his or her life expectancy starting by December 31 of the calendar year following the year of your death, or if your sole beneficiary is your surviving spouse, by the later of December 31 of the calendar year following the year of your death or December 31 of the calendar year in which you would have attained age 70 12. Instead of applying the general rule described above, your beneficiary may elect to apply the five-year rule, under which your beneficiary must distribute the entire balance of your account by December 31 of the calendar year that contains the fifth anniversary of your death. If you do not have a beneficiary, or your beneficiary is not an individual (your estate or a charity, for example), distributions must generally be made in accordance with the five-year rule. However, if your beneficiary is a trust and the trust meets certain requirements, the beneficiaries of the trust may be treated as designated beneficiaries for the purpose of determining the applicable distribution period. See IRS Publication 590 or consult your tax advisor for more information on the special trust rules. Where age 70 12 minimum distributions from traditional IRA had already begun. If required minimum distributions from your traditional IRA had already commenced prior to your death, the balance of your Vanguard traditional IRA must be distributed to your designated beneficiary over his or her life expectancy, or if longer, over your remaining life expectancy, starting by December 31 of the calendar year following the year of your death. If you do not have a beneficiary, or your beneficiary is not an individual, distributions must be made over your remaining life expectancy. If your beneficiary is a trust and the trust meets certain requirements, the beneficiaries of the trust may be treated as designated beneficiaries for the purpose of determining the applicable distribution period. See IRS Publication 590 or consult a tax advisor for more information about the special trust rules. For these purposes, minimum distributions are considered to have begun prior to your death only if distributions were made on or after April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you attained age 70 12. Exception where surviving spouse is sole beneficiary. An exception to the preceding two rules is that if the sole beneficiary of your Vanguard IRA is your surviving spouse, your spouse may elect to treat your Vanguard IRA as his or her own IRA. Your surviving spouse may elect to treat your Vanguard IRA as his or her own IRA either by making contributions to the IRA (including a rollover contribution) or by not taking required minimum distributions from the IRA as the IRA beneficiary in accordance with the rules summarized in Section VIII[C]. In the case of a traditional IRA, if your surviving spouse makes the election to treat your Vanguard IRA as his or her own IRA, your spouse would be required to satisfy any minimum distribution requirements as the traditional IRA owner in accordance with the rules summarized in Section VIII[B].
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Designation of beneficiary. Under a Vanguard IRA, you may designate one or more individuals or entities (such as a trust) as your beneficiary. You may also select other beneficiary designations deemed acceptable by the Custodian. You will initially designate your beneficiary by completing the Adoption Agreement for the Vanguard IRA. You may subsequently change or revoke your beneficiary designation at any time by notifying the Custodian in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian. If you fail to designate a beneficiary or if your designated beneficiary (or each of your designated beneficiaries) predeceases you, your beneficiary will be your estate. D. Federal Estate and Gift Taxation Gift tax consequences. Your designation of a beneficiary (or beneficiaries) to receive distributions from your IRA upon your death will not be considered a transfer of property for federal gift tax purposes. Estate tax consequences. Generally, amounts remaining in your IRA after your death will be included in your gross estate for federal estate tax purposes. You are encouraged to consult with a financial planner or tax advisor when considering the estate tax consequences of your IRA assets. E. Income Tax Withholding The Internal Revenue Code requires the withholding of federal income tax on distributions from a traditional IRA unless the recipient affirmatively elects not to have withholding apply. The amount of federal income tax required to be withheld on any payment to a U.S. person under the Vanguard traditional IRA will generally equal 10% of the amount of the distributions. Upon a request for a distribution under the traditional IRA, the Custodian will notify the recipient of his or her right to elect not to have withholding apply (or revoke any prior election). If the distribution is delivered outside the United States, you may not elect out of federal income tax withholding. State income tax may be withheld from your IRA distributions, if applicable. If you are a nonresident alien (NRA), the amount of federal income tax required to be withheld is 30% of the amount of the distribution. You may not elect out of withholding. If you are eligible to claim a reduced withholding rate under a tax treaty, you must send a valid Form W-8BEN prior to the distribution.
of compensation that may be taken into account on behalf of any SEP participant is subject to an indexed limit ($210,000 for 2005). Self-employed individuals. Any sole proprietor or partnership may be eligible to establish a SEP and make deductible SEP contributions to the separate traditional IRAs established by the sole proprietor or partners (as well as to the traditional IRAs of any common-law employees). In the case of a self-employed individual, the term compensation includes the individuals earned income from self-employment, reduced by the amount of deductible retirement plan contributions. Contributions after age 70 12. SEP contributions may be made to your IRA by your employer even after you have attained age 70 12. Elective deferrals. Prior to January 1, 1997, certain employers were permitted to establish a salary reduction SEP under which employees could make elective deferralsor pre-tax salary reduction contributionsup to an indexed dollar limit each year. However, employers can no longer establish salary reduction SEPs after December 31, 1996 (although salary reduction SEPs in existence before January 1, 1997, can continue to receive contributions and cover new employees).
Section X
Income Tax Returns
If you are eligible to make deductible contributions to your traditional IRA, you may claim your deduction for traditional IRA contributions on your federal income tax return (Form 1040 or Form 1040A) even if you do not itemize deductions. Each year, the Custodian will send you IRS Form 5498, showing your preceding-year IRA contributions. If you make nondeductible contributions to your traditional IRA for a taxable year, or if you receive any distributions from your IRA during a taxable year that includes nondeductible contributions, you will be required to provide certain information concerning these transactions on Form 8606, to be included with your federal income tax return for the taxable year. If you make after-tax rollover contributions to your traditional IRA, you should report such contributions in accordance with IRS guidelines. Penalty taxes. If one or more of the following situations occur, you may be required to file Form 5329, Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (Including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored Accounts, with the IRS: (1) Payment of a 6% excise tax because of an excess contribution. (2) Payment of a 10% additional tax because of an early distribution before age 59 12. (3) Payment of a 50% excise tax because of an insufficient distribution from your IRA after age 70 12. Form 5329 need not be filed if the only activity in your IRA for the year consisted of proper (i.e., nonpenalized) contributions and distributions. If Form 5329 must be filed, it should be attached to your federal income tax return or should be filed separately if you are not required to file a federal income tax return. Distributions. When you receive distributions from your Vanguard IRA, the Custodian will send you the required tax form (Form 1099-R). If you are a nonresident alien, the custodian will send you Form 1042-S.
Section IX
Simplified Employee Pension
A simplified employee pension, or SEP, is a special traditional IRA plan that permits employers to make deductible contributions to the separate traditional IRAs established for their employees. If your employer has adopted a SEP, your employer may make deductible SEP contributions directly to your Vanguard traditional IRA each year in an amount up to the lesser of $42,000 or 25% in 2005 of your current-year compensation. Exclusion from gross income. The amount of SEP contributions made by your employer to your traditional IRA will be excludible from your gross income provided it does not exceed the $42,000/25% in 2005 of compensation limit. In addition, you may make your own annual contributions to either your traditional or Roth IRA each year up to the lesser of the contribution limit in effect for the taxable year or 100% of current-year compensation. Determination of compensation. For purposes of the 25% of compensation limit that applies to SEP contributions, you may take into account only the amount of your current-year compensation from the employer making the SEP contribution. In addition, you may not include the amount of the SEP contribution in the determination of your compensation. The maximum amount
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Section XI
Prohibited Transactions
Generally, a prohibited transaction is any improper use of your IRA. Examples of prohibited transactions include borrowing money from your account or selling property to the account. Effect on IRA. Generally, if you engage in a prohibited transaction, your IRA will lose its tax-exempt status, and you will be required to include the entire value of the account in your gross income. If your account is disqualified before you reach age 5912, you may also be required to pay the 10% additional tax on early distributions referred to in Section VII[C]. Pledging your IRA as security. Pledging your IRA as security for a loan will cause the portion pledged to be treated as a distribution to you, includible in gross income and subject to the 10% additional tax on early distributions if you are under age 59 12. Investment in collectibles. If your IRA is invested in collectibles, the amount invested will be considered a distribution to you in the year of investment. For this reason, the Vanguard IRA specifically precludes investments in collectibles, which include artworks, rugs, antiques, metals, gems, stamps, coins (but not gold, silver, and platinum coins issued by the United States or gold, silver, platinum, or palladium bullion), alcoholic beverages, and certain other tangible personal property.
Directed investments. Your Vanguard IRA will be invested and reinvested solely in accordance with your directions (or, following your death, the directions of your designated beneficiary). You may change your investment directions at any time by notifying the Custodian in writing or by telephone. Reinvestment of earnings. All dividends and capital gains received on shares of a Vanguard fund held in your Vanguard IRA that are permitted to be reinvested in additional shares of the Vanguard fund shall, in the absence of investment directions by you to the contrary, be automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Vanguard fund. Otherwise, any distribution of earnings received with respect to assets held in your account shall be reinvested solely in accordance with investment directions furnished by you. Growth in value. The growth in value of your Vanguard IRA will depend on the investment decisions made by you and is neither guaranteed nor projected. D. Vanguard IRA Minimums Minimum contributions. Under the Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA, the minimum initial contribution is generally $1,000 for each Vanguard fund portfolio account established for your IRA. However, certain Vanguard funds may require higher minimum contributions as set forth in their prospectuses. E. Custodial Fees and Other Expenses Vanguard may charge reasonable custodial fees with respect to the establishment and maintenance of your Vanguard IRA at any time during the calendar year. If this fee applies, Vanguard will provide you with the opportunity to pay the fee annually by separate check. If you do not choose to pay your annual custodial fee by separate check, the Custodian will redeem sufficient shares from your account to pay the fee. F. Vanguard Fund Information For complete information about the advisory fees and other expenses as well as the method of calculating the price per share for each Vanguard fund you may select for your Vanguard IRA, you should read the funds prospectus. You may choose to use Vanguard Brokerage Services to invest your Vanguard IRA directly in stocks, bonds, or options. A schedule of the brokerage commissions to be charged under Vanguard Brokerage Services will be furnished to you when you establish your account. G. IRS Approval The form of your Vanguard IRA has been approved by the IRS. IRS approval is a determination only as to the form and does not represent a determination of the merits of the Vanguard IRA. You may obtain further information with respect to your IRA from any district office of the IRS.
Section XII
Other Information
A. The Custodian The Custodian of your Vanguard IRA is Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, a trust company incorporated under Pennsylvania banking laws. Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Vanguard Group, Inc., of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The Vanguard Group will perform certain administrative services in connection with the Vanguard IRA, for which The Vanguard Group may be reimbursed at cost by Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company. B. Amendments The Custodian is specifically authorized to make any amendments to the Vanguard IRA necessary to comply with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and any other such amendments as the Custodian deems appropriate. The Custodian will inform you of any such amendments. C. Vanguard IRA Investments Your Vanguard IRA may be invested in shares of the mutual funds offered by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (the Vanguard funds), or in other types of investments that the Custodian may permit to be available investments under the Vanguard IRA from time to time. If you choose to use Vanguard Brokerage Services for your Vanguard IRA, you may invest your IRA assets in publicly traded stocks, bonds, or options (i.e., covered calls and hedge/puts).
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Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA
Custodial Account Agreement

Introduction
By executing the Adoption Agreement, the Investor hereby establishes a traditional individual retirement account (Traditional IRA) as described in Section 408(a) of the Code or a Roth individual retirement account (Roth IRA) as described in Section 408A of the Code in order to provide for retirement or for the support of his or her Beneficiary after death. 1.10 Custodian means Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, a trust company incorporated under Pennsylvania banking laws, or any successor thereto. 1.11 Descendants means all descendants of all generations of an individual. 1.12 Grandchildren means descendants in the second generation below the individual, including those born in or out of wedlock, and those legally adopted by Children of the Investor. This term excludes stepchildren and foster children. 1.13 Investor means the individual who has adopted the Agreement by executing the Adoption Agreement. (This term does not include a Beneficiary who opens an account after the Investors death.) 1.14 Issue means all descendants of all generations of an individual. 1.15 Per Stirpes means a way of dividing the Account as follows: The Account shall be divided into as many equal shares as there are surviving descendants in the generation nearest to the decedent that contains at least one surviving descendant and deceased descendants in the same generation who left surviving descendants, if any. The share of each deceased descendant who leaves surviving descendants is divided in the same manner, with the subdivision repeating until the property is fully allocated among surviving descendants. A descendant who dies before the decedent and who leaves no surviving descendants is disregarded. 1.16 Roth IRA means an individual retirement account as described in Section 408A of the Code. 1.17 SEP Contribution means a contribution on behalf of the Investor by his or her employer under a simplified employee pension as described in Section 408(k) of the Code. 1.18 Spouse means, for purposes of entitlement to distribution of the Account at the Investors death, the person to whom the Investor was married at the time of the Investors death in accordance with the law of the state of the Investors domicile. If Investor is not married at the time of the Investors death, any designation of a spouse by relationship to the Investor shall be deemed to have lapsed, and any designation of a spouse by name shall be deemed to have survived divorce. 1.19 Successor Beneficiary means the persons or entities designated in accordance with Article 4.4 to receive any undistributed amount credited to the Account at the time of the Beneficiarys death. 1.20 Traditional IRA means an individual retirement account or annuity as described in Section 408(a) of the Code. 1.21 Vanguard means The Vanguard Group, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, or any successor thereto. 1.22 Vanguard Funds means one or more of the regulated investment companies or mutual funds that are members of The Vanguard Group, and that the Custodian permits to be available investments under this Agreement.
Article I
Definitions
The following terms when used herein with initial capital letters shall be defined as follows: 1.1 Account means the custodial account established by the Investor to which contributions may be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. All assets of the Account shall be held by the Custodian for the exclusive benefit of the Investor or, following his or her death, the Beneficiary. 1.2 Adopted Person means a person adopted through the legal process of the United States and/or any state, commonwealth, or possession of the United States. An Adopted Person shall be considered to be the descendant or issue of the adopting person. 1.3 Adoption Agreement means the agreement executed by the Investor in which the Investor designated the Account as a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA for purposes of adopting the Agreement. The Adoption Agreement shall be considered an integral part of the Agreement as if set forth fully herein. 1.4 Agreement means the Vanguard Traditional and Roth IRA Custodial Account Agreement as set forth herein, including the provisions set forth in the Adoption Agreement and any Beneficiary designation filed with and acceptable to the Custodian, as each such document may be amended from time to time. 1.5 Authorized Party means the executor, administrator, or personal representative of the Investors estate, the trustee of a trust Beneficiary, or any other person deemed appropriate by the Custodian to act on behalf of the Investors Account after the Investors death. 1.6 Beneficiary means the persons or entities designated in accordance with Article 4.4 to receive any undistributed amount credited to the Account at the time of the Investors death. 1.7 Children means descendants in the first generation below the individual, including those born in or out of wedlock, and those legally adopted by the individual. This term excludes stepchildren and foster children. 1.8 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute. 1.9 Conversion Contribution means amounts rolled over, transferred, or considered transferred from a non-Roth IRA to a Roth IRA. A non-Roth IRA is an individual retirement account or annuity described in Code Section 408(a) or 408(b), other than a Roth IRA.
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Article II
Contributions to Account
2.1 General Limitations. Contributions may be made by or on behalf of the Investor to the Account for any taxable year subject to the limitations set forth below. (a) Regular contributions. Except in the case of a rollover contribution to a Traditional IRA [as permitted under Code Sections 402(c), 402(e)(6), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 403(b)(10), 408(d)(3) and 457(e)(16)], an employer SEP contribution as described in Code Section 408(k), a qualified rollover contribution to a Roth IRA as described in Code Section 408A(e), or a recharacterized contribution described in Code Section 408A(d)(6), all contributions to the Account by or on behalf of the Investor shall be made in cash, and the total of such contributions to all of the Investors IRAs shall not exceed the lesser of the Investors compensation (as defined in Article 2.6) or the applicable amount defined in (b) below. (b) Applicable amount. The applicable amount is determined under (i) or (ii) below. (i) If the Investor is under age 50, the applicable amount is $4,000 for any taxable year beginning in 2005 through 2007, and $5,000 for any taxable year beginning in 2008 and years thereafter. (ii) If the Investor is age 50 or will reach the age of 50 before the end of the tax year, the applicable amount is $4,500 beginning in 2005, $5,000 for any taxable year beginning in 2006 through 2007, and $6,000 for any taxable year beginning in 2008 and years thereafter. (iii) After 2008, the limits in (b)(i) and (b)(ii) above will be adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury for cost-of-living increases under Code Section 219(b)(5)(C). Such adjustments will be in multiples of $500. (c) Income limits for Roth IRA contributions. If (i) and/or (ii) below apply, the maximum regular contribution that can be made to all of the Investors Roth IRAs for a taxable year is the smaller of the amount determined under (i) or (ii). (i) Regular Roth contributions. The maximum regular contribution that can be made to all of an Investors Roth IRAs for the taxable year is gradually reduced to $0 between certain levels of modified adjusted gross income (modified AGI), as defined in Article 2.7. For a single Investor (or head of household) the maximum annual contribution is phased out between modified AGI of $95,000 and $110,000; for a married Investor who files jointly (or qualifying widower), between modified AGI of $150,000 and $160,000; and for a married Investor who files separately, between modified AGI of $0 and $10,000. If the Investors modified AGI is in the phase-out range, the maximum regular Roth IRA contribution for the taxable year is rounded up to the next multiple of $10 and is not reduced below $200.
(ii) Contributions to both Roth and Traditional IRAs. If the Investor makes contributions to both Roth IRAs and Traditional IRAs for a taxable year, the maximum regular contribution that can be made to all of the Investors Roth IRAs for that taxable year is reduced by the regular contributions made to the Investors non-Roth IRAs for the taxable year. (d) Conversion contributions. The Custodian may accept, in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian, a conversion contribution as defined in Article 1.9. The Investor may not make a conversion contribution if, for the year of the distribution from the non-Roth IRA, (i) the Investor is married and files a separate return, (ii) the Investor is not married and has modified AGI in excess of $100,000, or (iii) the Investor is married and together the Investor and the Investors spouse have modified AGI in excess of $100,000. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a husband and wife are not treated as married for a taxable year if they have lived apart at all times during the taxable year and file separate returns for the taxable year. 2.2 Recharacterization. A regular contribution to one type of IRA can be recharacterized pursuant to the rules in Section 1.408A-5 of the Income Tax Regulations as a regular contribution to another type of IRA. A regular contribution to a non-Roth IRA that is recharacterized to a Roth IRA is subject to the limits in Article 2.1(c) above. 2.3 Rollover Contributions. The Custodian may accept rollover contributions within the meaning of Sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 403(b)(10), 408(d)(3), 457(e)(16), or 408A(e) of the Code that consist of cash or of such other assets that are acceptable to the Custodian and that are permissible investments under Section 408(a) of the Code. Before making a rollover contribution, the Investor shall provide any information the Custodian may require, in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian. The Custodian shall be under no obligation to accept any rollover contribution consisting of assets other than cash. The Investor shall have the sole responsibility for determining whether any contribution to the Account qualifies as a rollover contribution. 2.4 SEP Contributions. SEP Contributions may be made to a Traditional IRA on behalf of the Investor by his or her employer for any taxable year in an amount not to exceed the amount provided in Section 408(j) of the Code or any successor statutory provision thereto for such taxable year. Before making any SEP Contribution, the Investor shall execute such forms as the Custodian may require to certify that the Investor is covered under a simplified employee pension (as described in Section 408(k) of the Code) established by his or her employer and to provide other information as the Custodian may reasonably request. The Investor shall have the sole responsibility for determining whether any contribution to the Account qualifies as a SEP Contribution. 2.5 SIMPLE Contributions. No contributions will be accepted under a SIMPLE IRA plan established by any employer pursuant to Code Section 408(p). Also, no transfer or rollover of funds attributable to contributions made by a particular employer under its SIMPLE IRA plan will be accepted from a SIMPLE IRA, that is, an IRA used in conjunction with a SIMPLE IRA plan, prior to the end of the two-year period beginning on the date the individual first participated in that employers SIMPLE IRA plan.
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2.6 Compensation. For purposes of 2.1 above, compensation is defined as wages, salaries, professional fees, or other amounts derived from or received for personal services actually rendered (including, but not limited to commission-paid salespersons, compensation for services on the basis of a percentage of profits, commissions on insurance premiums, tips, and bonuses) and includes earned income, as defined in Section 401(c)(2) (reduced by the deduction the self-employed individual takes for contributions made to a selfemployed retirement plan). For purposes of this definition, Section 401(c)(2) shall be applied as if the term trade or business for purposes of Section 1402 of the Code included service described in Subsection (c)(6). Compensation does not include amounts derived from or received as earnings or profits from property (including but not limited to interest and dividends) or amounts not includible in gross income. Compensation also does not include any amount received as a pension or annuity or as deferred compensation. The term compensation shall include any amount includible in the individuals gross income under Code Section 71 with respect to a divorce or separation instrument described in Subparagraph (A) of Code Section 71(b)(2). In the case of a married individual filing a joint return, the greater compensation of his or her spouse is treated as his or her own compensation, but only to the extent that such spouses compensation is not being used for purposes of the spouse making a contribution to a Roth IRA or a deductible contribution to a traditional IRA. 2.7 Modified Adjusted Gross Income (Modified AGI). For purposes of Article 2.1(c) and (d) an Investors modified AGI for a taxable year is defined in Code Section 408A(c)(3)(C)(i) and does not include any amount included in gross income as a result of a conversion. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, any amount included in the Investors gross income by reason of a required minimum distribution shall not be taken into account in determining the Investors modified AGI for purposes of a Conversion Contribution (as described in Article 2.1(d) above). 2.8 Timing of Contributions. For purposes of Article 2.1, any contribution to the Account by the Investor shall be deemed to have been made on the last day of the preceding taxable year if the contribution is made on account of such taxable year and is made not later than the date prescribed by law for filing the Investors federal income tax return for such taxable year (not including any extensions thereof). The Investor shall have the sole responsibility for determining whether any contribution to the Account is deductible for federal income tax purposes. 2.9 Responsibility of Custodian and Vanguard. Neither the Custodian nor Vanguard shall have any responsibility for determining whether any contribution by or on behalf of the Investor to the Account qualifies as a rollover contribution or SEP Contribution, or whether any contribution to the Account is deductible by the Investor for federal income tax purposes.
Article III
Investment of Account
3.1 Investment of Contributions. The Custodian shall invest and reinvest all contributions to the Account in accordance with the investment directions of the Investor as set forth in the Adoption Agreement or in any subsequent investment directions furnished by the Investor pursuant to Article 3.2. If the Custodian receives any contribution to the Account with respect to which the Investor has not furnished investment instructions or if the Investor has furnished investment instructions which, in the opinion of the Custodian, are unclear, incomplete, or otherwise not in good order, the Custodian may request additional investment instructions from the Investor. Pending receipt of such investment instructions, the Custodian may (i) hold all or a portion of the contribution amount uninvested, (ii) invest all or a portion of the contribution amount in a Vanguard Money Market Fund, or (iii) return all or a portion of the investment amount to the Investor without liability for loss of income or appreciation pending receipt of proper investment instructions. 3.2 Investment Directions; Available Investments. The Investor or, following his or her death, the Beneficiary shall be permitted at all times to direct, or retain an agent, investment advisor, or manager to direct, the Custodian as to the investment or reinvestment of the assets of the Account. All such investment directions shall be made in a form or manner acceptable to the Custodian. Assets of the Account may be invested in shares of one or more of the Vanguard Funds or in other investments that are eligible for acquisition under Section 408(a) or 408A of the Code and that the Custodian permits to be available investments under this Agreement. All investments of the Account shall be registered in the name of the Custodian or its nominee, or shall be retained unregistered or in a form permitting transfer by delivery, provided that the books and records of the Custodian shall at all times show such investments to be part of the Account. 3.3 Prohibitions Concerning Life Insurance, Collectibles, and Commingling. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no assets of the Account will be invested in life insurance contracts or in collectibles (within the meaning of Section 408(m) of the Code), nor will assets of the Account be commingled with other property except in a common trust fund or common investment fund (within the meaning of Section 408(a)(5) of the Code). 3.4 Responsibility of Custodian and Vanguard. (a) Investments in general. In making any investment or reinvestment of the assets of the Account, the Custodian shall be fully entitled to rely on the investment directions furnished to it by the Investor or Beneficiary in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and shall be under no duty to make any inquiry or investigation with respect thereto. The Investor hereby acknowledges that neither the Custodian nor Vanguard undertakes to render any investment advice in connection with this Agreement, and that the assets of the Account are to be invested, reinvested, and controlled exclusively by the Investor or, following his or her death, the Beneficiary in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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(b) Vanguard Fund shares. The Custodian shall be responsible for delivering to the Investor or, following his or her death, the Beneficiary, all shareholder notices, reports, and proxies relating to Vanguard Fund shares held in the Account. The Custodian shall vote any such shares at shareholder meetings of the Vanguard Funds in accordance with instructions received from the Investor or Beneficiary. By establishing (or by having established) the Account, the Investor hereby directs the Custodian to vote any Vanguard Fund shares held in the Account for which no timely voting instructions are received in proportionately the same manner as shares timely voted by such Funds other shareholders. By directing that assets of the Account be invested in a Vanguard Fund, the Investor or Beneficiary shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of the current prospectus for such Vanguard Fund.
4.2 Lifetime Minimum Distribution Requirements (a) Traditional IRA. (i) Required beginning date. The entire value of the account of the Investor for whose benefit the Account is maintained must commence to be distributed no later than the first day of April following the calendar year in which the Investor attains age 7012 (the Investors required beginning date) over the life of the Investor or the lives of the Investor and his or her designated Beneficiary. (ii) Annual minimum amount. The amount to be distributed each year, beginning with the calendar year in which the Investor attains age 7012 and continuing through the year of death, may not be less than the amount determined by dividing the value of the IRA [as determined under Article 4.3(c)] as of the end of the preceding year by the distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime Table in Q&A-2 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Income Tax Regulations, using the Investors age as of his or her birthday in the year. However, if the Investors sole designated Beneficiary is his or her surviving spouse and such spouse is more than ten years younger than the Investor, then the distribution period is determined under the Joint and Last Survivor Table in Q&A-3 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Income Tax Regulations, using the ages as of the Investors and spouses birthdays in the year. (iii) Timing of minimum distributions. The required minimum distribution for the year the Investor attains age 70 12 can be made as late as April 1 of the following year. The required minimum distribution for any other year must be distributed no later than December 31 of that calendar year. (iv) Aggregation of IRAs. The Investor may satisfy the distribution requirements under Section 408(a)(6) of the Code by receiving a distribution from one IRA that is equal to the amount required to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements for two or more IRAs in accordance with Q&A-9 of Section 1.408-8 of the Income Tax Regulations. (b) Roth IRA. No amount is required to be distributed from a Roth IRA prior to the death of the Investor for whom the account was originally established. 4.3 Distributions Upon Death: Traditional and Roth IRAs. In the event the Investor dies prior to the complete distribution of the Account, the remaining balance of the Account will be distributed to the Beneficiary at such time and in such manner as the Beneficiary shall direct, in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian, subject to the following rules: (a) Traditional IRAs where Investor dies before required beginning date and all Roth IRAs. For traditional IRAs where the Investor dies before his or her required beginning date and for all Roth IRAs, the Investors interest must be distributed at least as rapidly as follows:
Article IV
Distribution of Account
4.1 General Requirements. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the distribution of the Investors interest in the Account shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 408(a)(6) (as modified by Section 408A(c)(5) for Roth IRAs), and the regulations thereunder, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference. The Custodian shall distribute the balance of the Account to the Investor or, after his or her death, the Beneficiary, at such times and in such manner as the Investor or Beneficiary shall direct, subject to the requirements set forth below. (b) Method of distribution. The Investor, or after his or her death, the Beneficiary, may elect to have all or any portion of the Account distributed in one or a combination of the following ways: (1) A partial payment. (2) A lump-sum payment. (3) Monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual installment payments provided that the method of distribution satisfies the minimum distribution requirements of Article 4.2. The Investors or Beneficiarys request must be made in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian. The Investor or Beneficiary may change his or her designated method of distribution upon proper notification to the Custodian. (c) Distribution in kind. All distributions from the Account shall be made in cash, with the exception that the Investor or Beneficiary may elect to have all or any portion of the distribution made in kind, in which case the Custodian shall transfer such specific assets as the Investor or Beneficiary may direct into the name of the Investor or Beneficiary, and with the further exception that any assets held in the Account, which cannot be sold by the Custodian for cash in the ordinary course of business for purposes of making distributions from the Account, shall be distributed to the Investor or Beneficiary in kind.
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(i) If the designated Beneficiary is someone other than the Investors surviving Spouse, the entire interest must be distributed, starting by December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year of the Investors death, over the remaining life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary, with such life expectancy determined using the age of the Beneficiary as of his or her birthday in the year following the year of the Investors death, or, if elected, in accordance with paragraph (a)(iii) below. (ii) If the Investors sole designated Beneficiary is the Investors surviving Spouse, the entire interest must be distributed, starting by December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year of the Investors death (or by the end of the calendar year the Investor would have attained age 70 12, if later), over such Spouses life, or, if elected, in accordance with paragraph (a)(iii) below. If the surviving Spouse dies before distributions are required to begin, the remaining interest must be distributed, starting by December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year of the Spouses death, over the Spouses designated Beneficiarys remaining life expectancy, determined using such Beneficiarys age as of his or her birthday in the year following the death of the Spouse, or, if elected, will be distributed in accordance with paragraph (a)(iii) below. If the surviving Spouse dies after distributions are required to begin, any remaining interest will be distributed over the Spouses remaining life expectancy determined using the Spouses age as of his or her birthday in the year of the Spouses death. (iii) If there is no designated Beneficiary, or if applicable by operation of paragraph (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above, the remaining interest must be distributed by the end of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Investors death [or of the Spouses death in the case of the surviving Spouses death before distributions are required to begin under paragraph (a)(ii) above]. (iv) The amount that must be distributed under paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) above is the amount determined by dividing the value of the IRA as of the end of the preceding year by the remaining life expectancy specified in such paragraph. Life expectancy is determined using the Single Life Table in Q&A-1 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Income Tax Regulations. If distributions are being made to a surviving Spouse as the sole designated Beneficiary, such Spouses remaining life expectancy for a year is the number in the Single Life Table corresponding to such Spouses age in the year. In all other cases, remaining life expectancy for a year is the number in the Single Life Table corresponding to the Beneficiarys age in the year specified in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) and reduced by one for each subsequent year. (b) Traditional IRAs where Investor dies on or after required beginning date. If the Investor dies on or after the required beginning date, the remaining portion of his or her interest in the Traditional IRA must be distributed at least as rapidly as follows:
(i) If the designated Beneficiary is someone other than the Investors surviving Spouse, the remaining interest must be distributed over the remaining life expectancy of the designated Beneficiary, with such life expectancy determined using the Beneficiarys age as of his or her birthday in the year following the year of the Investors death, or over the period described in paragraph (b)(iii) below if longer. (ii) If the Investors sole designated Beneficiary is the Investors surviving Spouse, the remaining interest will be distributed over such Spouses life or over the period described in paragraph (b)(iii) below if longer. Any interest remaining after such Spouses death will be distributed over such Spouses remaining life expectancy determined using the Spouses age as of his or her birthday in the year of the Spouses death, or, if the distributions are being made over the period described in paragraph (b)(iii) below, over such period. (iii) If there is no designated Beneficiary or if applicable by operation of paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above, the remaining interest will be distributed over the Investors remaining life expectancy determined in the year of the Investors death. (iv) The amount to be distributed each year under paragraph (b)(i), (ii), or (iii), beginning with the calendar year following the calendar year of the Investors death, is the amount determined by dividing the value of the IRA as of the end of the preceding year by the remaining life expectancy specified in such paragraph. Life expectancy is determined using the Single Life Table in Q&A-1 of Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Income Tax Regulations. If distributions are being made to a surviving Spouse as the sole designated Beneficiary, such Spouses remaining life expectancy for a year is the number in the Single Life Table corresponding to such Spouses age in the year. In all other cases, remaining life expectancy for a year is the number in the Single Life Table corresponding to the Beneficiarys or Investors age in the year specified in paragraph (b)(i), (b)(ii), or (b)(iii) and reduced by one for each subsequent year. (c) Value of IRA. The value of the IRA includes the amount of any outstanding rollover, transfer, and recharacterization under Q&As-7 and -8 of Section 1.408-8 of the Income Tax Regulations. (d) Designated Beneficiary for minimum distribution purposes. The designated Beneficiary for purposes of determining the distribution period for required minimum distributions after the Investors death is determined in accordance with section 1.401(a)(9)-4 of the Income Tax Regulations. In general, the Investors designated Beneficiary for required minimum distribution purposes is determined based on the Beneficiaries designated as of the date of the Investors death who remain Beneficiaries as of September 30 of the calendar year following the Investors death. (e) Spousal election. If the sole designated Beneficiary is the Investors surviving Spouse, the Spouse may elect to treat the IRA as his or her own. This election will be deemed to have been made if such surviving Spouse makes a contribution to the IRA or fails to take required distributions as a Beneficiary.
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4.4 Designation of Beneficiary. (a) General rules. The Investor may designate from time to time any person or persons, entities, such as a trust, or other recipient acceptable to the Custodian as his or her primary or contingent Beneficiaries. To be entitled to receive any undistributed amounts credited to the Account at the Investors death, any person or persons designated as a Beneficiary must be alive and any entity designated as a Beneficiary must be in existence at the time of the Investors death. If the Investor has designated more than one primary Beneficiary, the Beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive any undistributed amount credited to the Account at the time of the Investors death in the proportions indicated by the Investor. In the event that the Investor has not indicated the proportions to which multiple Beneficiaries may be entitled or has indicated percentages that do not exactly equal 100%, payment will be made to the surviving Beneficiaries in equal shares. Except as described in the next sentence, if any primary Beneficiary has not survived the Investor, that Beneficiarys share of the Investors Account will be divided proportionately among the surviving primary Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph 4.4(a), if the Investor has indicated that any Beneficiary designation is made on a Per Stirpes basis and the deceased primary Beneficiary has surviving Issue, the share of the deceased primary Beneficiary shall be divided into equal shares for each such surviving Issue. In the event that there are no surviving primary Beneficiaries at the time of the Investors death, the contingent Beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive any undistributed amount credited to the Account at the time of the Investors death and shall succeed to the rights of a primary Beneficiary in accordance with this Agreement. If multiple contingent Beneficiaries become entitled to any amounts credited to the Account, distribution shall be made in the same manner as if the Beneficiaries were multiple primary Beneficiaries. If no Beneficiary designation is in effect, or if there are no surviving Beneficiaries, at the time of the Investors death, the Beneficiary shall be the Investors estate. Any Beneficiary designation by the Investor shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by or acceptable to the Custodian and shall be effective only when received by the Custodian during the Investors lifetime. The Investor may change or revoke his or her Beneficiary designation at any time prior to his or her death by making a new Beneficiary designation with the Custodian. Any designation of a Spouse by name shall be deemed to have survived divorce. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Custodian, in its sole discretion, may apply the law of the state of Investors domicile at the time of Investors death to the interpretation of any Beneficiary designation accepted by the Custodian. (b) Minors. If upon the death of the Investor, a Beneficiary known to the Custodian to be a minor is entitled to receive any undistributed assets of the Account, the Custodian may, in its absolute discretion, transfer assets to an inherited Account for the benefit of the minor Beneficiary. So long as the Beneficiary is a minor, such inherited Account shall be controlled by such person or persons demonstrated to the Custodians satisfaction to be authorized to act on behalf of the minor. Any person or entity representing his, her, or its authority to act on behalf of a minor shall submit such information and documentation to authenticate such authority as the Custodian shall reasonably request. The minor
Beneficiarys representative may be the guardian, conservator, or other legal representative of such minor Beneficiary, the natural parent of such Beneficiary (provided that if the minors parents are divorced, the Custodian may deem only the parent having legal custody of the minor to be authorized to act on behalf of the minor), a custodian appointed for such Beneficiary under a Uniform Gift to Minors Act, Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or similar act, a person appointed by the Investor to act as an authorized person for such minor Beneficiary with respect to the Account in a writing filed with the Custodian or in the Investors last will and testament as admitted to probate or trust document, or any person having control or custody of such minor Beneficiary. Any minor Beneficiary shall be deemed to be a minor until the later of such Beneficiary reaching (1) the age of majority under the law of the state of the minors domicile with respect to the right to own mutual funds and other investments or (2) a later age for termination of minor status, but in no event later than age 25, as designated by the Investor in a Beneficiary designation accepted by the Custodian with respect to the Account. (c) Marital trusts. The Investor or, as permitted by law, the spousal Beneficiary following the death of the Investor, may designate as Beneficiary a trust for the benefit of the surviving Spouse intended to satisfy the conditions of Sections 2056(b) (pertaining to qualified terminable interest property trusts or QTIP trusts) or 2056A (pertaining to qualified domestic trusts or QDOT trusts) of the Code (collectively, referred to as Marital Trusts). To the extent such QTIP or QDOT trust is a Beneficiary of the Account, the following provisions shall apply until the earlier of the death of the surviving Spouse or the termination of the Account: (1) all of the income of the Account shall be payable to the Marital Trust or directly to the surviving Spouse, at the direction of the trustee of the Marital Trust, at least annually or at such more frequent intervals as may be directed by the trustee of the Marital Trust; and (2) no person, other than the surviving Spouse, shall have the right to assign any part of the Account to any person other than the Marital Trust or the surviving Spouse. (d) Rights of primary Beneficiaries upon Investors death. In addition to rights otherwise conferred upon Beneficiaries under this Agreement, all individual Beneficiaries shall be entitled to designate Successor Beneficiaries of their inherited Account. Any Successor Beneficiary designation by the Beneficiary shall be made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (a) above. If a Beneficiary dies after the Investor but prior to receipt of the entire interest in the Account and has Successor Beneficiaries, the Successor Beneficiaries shall succeed to the rights of the Beneficiary. If a Beneficiary dies after the Investor but prior to receipt of the entire interest in the Account and no Successor Beneficiary designation is in effect at the time of the Beneficiarys death, the beneficiary shall be the Beneficiarys estate. Upon instruction to the Custodian, each multiple Beneficiary may receive his, her, or its interest as a separate account, within the meaning of Regulation Section 1.401(a)(9)-8, Q&A-3, to the extent permissible by law. The trustee of a trust Beneficiary shall exercise the rights of such trust Beneficiary.
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4.5 Responsibility of Custodian and Vanguard (a) Identification of Beneficiaries. The Custodian shall not be responsible for determining the identity or interest of any Beneficiary designated by relationship to the Investor. The Custodian is fully entitled to rely on any representations made by the Authorized Party with respect to the identity of the Beneficiaries of the Account, and shall be under no duty to make any inquiry or investigation thereto. The Investor agrees that the Custodian and Vanguard shall have no liability for, and shall be fully indemnified against, any cost or damage they incur in connection with their good faith reliance upon such representations. (b) Distributions. In making any distribution from the Account, the Custodian shall be fully entitled to rely upon the directions of the Investor or, following his or her death, the Beneficiary, and shall be under no duty to make any inquiry or investigation with respect thereto. The Custodian shall not have any responsibility to make any distribution, including a required minimum distribution, until it receives such directions in form and manner acceptable to Custodian. Neither the Custodian nor Vanguard shall have any responsibility for the timing, propriety, or tax consequences of any distribution from the Account, which matters shall be the exclusive responsibility of the Investor or Beneficiary, as the case may be. (c) Further obligations. The Custodian shall not be responsible for: (1) The interpretation of any formula clause or trust provision contained in any Beneficiary designation filed with the Custodian. (2) The determination of the legal effect of any disclaimer or renunciation made by any Beneficiary to the Account. (3) The enforcement of any legal obligation, including tax obligations, of the Investor or any Beneficiary. The mere acceptance of any Beneficiary designation submitted by an Investor shall not limit the Custodians rights or increase its responsibilities under this Agreement and under law. The Custodian is fully entitled to rely on any instructions or representations made by the Beneficiary or the Authorized Party with respect to any of the responsibilities identified in this Article 4.5(c). The Investor agrees that the Custodian and Vanguard shall have no liability for, and shall be fully indemnified against, any cost or damage they incur in connection with their good-faith reliance upon such representations. (d) Additional information. The Custodian reserves the right to request such additional information and documentation from the Investor, the Beneficiary, or the Authorized Party as the Custodian deems may be needed in respect of establishment, maintenance, and distribution of the Account.
Agreement. Transfers are generally only permitted between the same type of IRA plans (e.g., traditional IRA to traditional IRA) or, if made after the Investors death, to another inherited IRA of the same plan type from or in the name of the same decedent. In accepting any such direct transfer of assets, the Custodian assumes no responsibility for the tax consequences of the transfer, the responsibility for which rests solely with the Investor or the Beneficiary, as the case may be. 5.2 Transfers From Account. If so directed by the Investor, or in the event of a transfer made after the Investors death by the Beneficiary, in a form or manner acceptable to the Custodian, the Custodian shall transfer assets held in the Account directly to the trustee or custodian of another individual retirement account established on behalf of the Investor or the Beneficiary, as the case may be. Transfers are generally only permitted between the same types of IRA plans (e.g., traditional IRA to traditional IRA) or, if made after the Investors death, to another inherited IRA of the same plan type from or in the name of the same decedent. In making any such direct transfer of assets, the Custodian assumes no responsibility for the tax consequences of the transfer, the responsibility for which rests solely with the Investor or the Beneficiary, as the case may be. 5.3 Transfers Incident to Divorce. All or any portion of the Investors interest in the Account may be transferred to a former spouse pursuant to a divorce decree or written instrument incident to divorce as provided in Section 408(d)(6) of the Code, in which event the transferred portion of the Account shall be held as a separate individual retirement account for the benefit of such spouse in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Article VI
Reporting, Disclosure, and Fees
6.1 Information by Investor. The Investor shall furnish the Custodian with all information as may be necessary for the Custodian to prepare any reports required pursuant to Section 408(i) of the Code and the regulations thereunder. 6.2 Annual Reports by Custodian. The Custodian shall render an annual report to the Investor, on or before January 31 of each calendar year, containing all information with respect to the preceding calendar year as is required to be furnished pursuant to Section 408(i) of the Code and the regulations thereunder and such information concerning required minimum distributions as is prescribed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. In addition, the Custodian shall submit all other reports to the IRS and the Investor (or, following his or her death, the Beneficiary) as may be prescribed by the IRS. 6.3 Fees and Expenses. The Custodian shall be entitled to such reasonable fees with respect to the establishment and maintenance of the Account as are established by it from time to time, and to reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by it in the management of the Account. The Custodian may change its fees payable under this Agreement at any time upon notice to the Investor. The Custodians fees shall be charged to the Account unless paid directly by the Investor at such time and in such manner as the Custodian may prescribe. The Custodian shall be entitled to reimbursement for costs, including attorneys fees and other expenses, related to the Account.
Article V
Transfers
5.1 Transfers to Account. Assets held on behalf of the Investor in another individual retirement account may be transferred by the trustee or custodian thereof directly to the Custodian, in a form or manner acceptable to the Custodian, to be held in the Account on behalf of the Investor under this
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Article VII
Amendment, Termination, and Assignment
7.1 Amendment. The Custodian is authorized to amend the Agreement in any respect and at any time (including retroactively) to comply with the applicable provisions of the Code and the regulations thereunder. The Custodian is also authorized to amend this Agreement to reflect any other changes to the terms of this Agreement that the Custodian deems appropriate. Any such amendment to the Agreement shall be deemed effective upon the delivery of notice of the amendment to the Investor (or following the Investors death, the Beneficiary). The Investor (or following the Investors death, the Beneficiary) shall be deemed to consent to any such amendment if he or she fails to object thereto by notifying the Custodian, in a form and manner acceptable to the Custodian, within 30 calendar days from the date the notice is delivered, to terminate the Agreement. 7.2 Resignation or Removal of Custodian. The Custodian may resign at any time upon 30 days written notice to the Investor (or, following the Investors death, the Beneficiary), which notice may be waived by the Investor (or, following the Investors death, the Beneficiary), and may be removed by the Investor (or, following the Investors death, the Beneficiary) at any time upon 30 days written notice to the Custodian (which notice may be waived by the Custodian). Upon such resignation or removal, the Investor shall appoint a successor custodian under this Agreement. The successor custodian shall be a bank or other person qualified to serve as trustee of an individual retirement account under Section 408(a)(2) of the Code. Upon receipt by the Custodian of written acceptance of such appointment by the successor custodian, the Custodian shall transfer to the successor custodian the assets of the Account and all necessary records pertaining thereto, after reserving such reasonable amount as it deems necessary for payment of its fees and expenses. If within 30 days after the Custodians resignation or removal, or such longer time as the Custodian may agree to, the Investor (or, following the Investors death, the Beneficiary) has not appointed a successor custodian, the Custodian may terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article 7.3. 7.3 Termination. The Investor may at any time terminate this Agreement by delivering to the Custodian a written notice of termination. The Custodian may terminate this Agreement in the event the Investor (or, following the Investors death, the Beneficiary) fails to appoint a successor custodian under circumstances described in Article 7.2. Upon termination of the Agreement, the assets in the Account shall be distributed to the Investor in a lump-sum payment of cash or in kind. 7.4 Assignment of Agreement. The Custodian reserves the right to assign and/or delegate any and all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to an affiliate of the Custodian without the prior approval of the Investor or Beneficiary.
Article VIII
Miscellaneous
8.1 Exclusive Benefit; Nonforfeitability. The Account is established for the exclusive benefit of the Investor or, following his or her death, the Beneficiary. The interest of the Investor (or, following the Investors death, the Beneficiary) in the balance of the Account shall at all times be nonforfeitable. 8.2 Prohibition Against Assignment of Account. Except as may otherwise be provided in Article 5.3, no interest, right, or claim in or to any part of the Account or any payment therefrom shall be assignable, transferable, or subject to sale, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, commutation, anticipation, garnishment, attachment, execution, or levy of any kind, and the Custodian shall not recognize any attempt to effect any of the preceding, except to the extent required by law. 8.3 Prohibited Transactions. The Investor (or, following the Investors death, the Beneficiary) shall not engage in any transaction with respect to the Account that is prohibited under Section 4975 of the Code and which, under Section 408(e)(2) of the Code, would cause the Account to no longer qualify as an individual retirement account. 8.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed, administered, and enforced according to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without reference to its choice of law provisions, except to the extent preempted by federal law. 8.5 Agreement Controls. In the event of any discrepancy between this Agreement and any other document or instrument filed with Vanguard in respect of the Account, the terms of this Agreement shall control. Except with respect to Article 4.5(c), the terms of any Beneficiary designation accepted by the Custodian shall control over the terms of this printed Agreement to the extent of any inconsistency. 8.6 Simultaneous Death. In the event that the order of the deaths of the Investor and any primary Beneficiary cannot be determined or are deemed to have occurred simultaneously under the law of the state of Investors domicile, the survivor shall be that person who is determined to survive in accordance with the law of the state of Investors domicile at the time of Investors death.
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