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Add investment accounts

Unlike financial portals or brokerage websites, Quicken helps you track all your investments in one place—including the tax implications. See Add an investment account for more information.

Which investing accounts should I add?

Quicken account

Real-world account

Brokerage

Most investment account types

A brokerage account can hold one or more securities (such as stocks, bonds, or mutual funds), with or without an associated cash management or money market fund (sometimes called a "sweep" fund).

401(k)/403(b)

401(k) or 403(b) accounts

Use the 401(k)/403(b) account type to track employer-sponsored retirement plans. Contributions to these accounts are tax-deferred, and your employer may make matching contributions. Quicken can track your holdings whether or not your statement reports transaction-level detail or the exact number of shares you own.

IRA or Keogh plan

Individual Retirement Accounts and IRA-type accounts

Quicken lets you specify the type:

  • Traditional

  • Roth

  • SEP-IRA

  • SIMPLE IRA

  • Education IRA

  • Coverdell ESA

  • Keogh plan

529 plan

529 plan accounts

Use the 529 plan account type to track your education savings account. When you add a 529 plan to Quicken, Quicken automatically marks the account as tax-deferred.

Other Investments

Quicken lets you specify the type:

Single mutual fund

A fund you purchase directly from the mutual fund company. The single mutual fund account type is only for funds that meet these three conditions:

  • You buy the fund directly from the mutual fund company

  • Your account has no cash balance—any funds you contribute are automatically used to purchase shares; any dividends you receive are either sent to you or automatically reinvested

  • If you buy another fund, the mutual fund company requires you to open a separate account


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