Self-directed brokerage account

An SDBA Guide for Employees

Self-directed brokerage account Schwab Personal Choice Retirement Account® (PCRA) State of Iowa 457 Employee Contribution Plan

Your employer has arranged with Massachusetts Mutual

• Once you submit the form electronically, your

Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) to offer you a

account will be open, and you will receive your

Self-Directed Brokerage Account (SDBA) through Charles

Schwab PCRA account number on the screen

Schwab & Co., Inc., Member SIPC (Schwab). The Schwab

soon after.

Personal Choice Retirement Account (PCRA) provides you ®

with the ability to invest in a wide variety of investments, including stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. Below are important definitions to help you to understand your Schwab PCRA. These terms will be used throughout this brochure: • MassMutual Account is your core retirement account

You will receive a Schwab PCRA Welcome Kit that confirms your account number and explains the details of investing through the Schwab PCRA. Please note that once you activate your Schwab PCRA, it will generally be available within 2 business days for funding from your MassMutual Account. You can view your Schwab PCRA balance in your Total

containing investment options offered under your

Retirement Account by logging on to RetireSmart.

employer-sponsored retirement plan.

However, for the most current information or investment

• Schwab PCRA is the brokerage account you will use

details about your Schwab PCRA, you may log on to

to purchase and sell certain investments, including

the Schwab PCRA Internet site at www.schwab.com or

bonds, stocks, exchange-traded funds or mutual

speak to a Schwab PCRA client service representative at

funds. Please note that no more than 50% of your

1-888-393-PCRA (7272).

retirement plan account balance, or an amount specified by your employer, may be invested in your Schwab PCRA. • Total Retirement Account is the combination of your MassMutual Account and your Schwab PCRA.

2 | Activate Your Schwab Web Access: You will need to activate your account for online access. • Go to www.schwab.com. • Click the “New User” tab, then the “Register” button to activate your account for online access.

Activating Your Schwab PCRA It’s a quick and easy process. Just follow these simple steps: 1 | Activate Your Schwab PCRA • Go to www.schwab.com/pcraopen. • Enter your Retirement Plan ID and Password provided below. You will also need to enter your Social Security Number: Retirement Plan ID: 246433 Plan Password: 3346 • Complete and submit the online Account Application to open your Schwab PCRA.

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• Fill in the required information. You will need your new Schwab PCRA number for this step. If you are already a Schwab client, log in with your ID and password. From the Select Account drop-down menu, choose your Schwab PCRA account number. If you encounter any problems with online activation, call the Schwab PCRA Call Center at 1-888-393-7272.

3 | Place Trade Orders in Your Schwab PCRA:

• Limited partnerships (private placements)

You have a variety of ways to place trades in your Schwab

• Employer stock

PCRA using one of the following channels at Schwab:

• Non-registered, publicly traded limited partnerships

• www.schwab.com

• Tax-exempt municipal securities

• TeleBroker® touch-tone

• Options (expect covered calls and protective puts)

• Schwab by Phone™ voice recognition

• Non-DTC eligible securities

• Mobile applications

Listed investments are subject to change without notice.

• Dedicated Schwab PCRA Call Center at

Investment restrictions apply. Employees should see their

1-888-393-7272 • Automatic Investment Plan (AIP)*

Investments Eligible • Over 6,500 mutual funds with over 3,200 no load, no transaction fee mutual funds • More than 2,200 institutional funds not normally available to retail customers • Stock listed on all major exchanges, including over-the-counter issues

employer for additional restrictions specific to their plan.

Funding Your Schwab PCRA To transfer funds into your Schwab PCRA: 1. If cash is not available for transfer into your Schwab PCRA account, you will need to decide which of your core investments you want to sell in order to move money into your Schwab PCRA. 2. Once you decide how much money you want to transfer from each investment, you will need to contact MassMutual and follow the instructions

• Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)

provided for transferring money into your Schwab

• Bonds, US Treasuries and other fixed income

PCRA. Please note any limits that may be imposed.

investments • Money market funds • Foreign securities Non-eligible

3. Your funds will be automatically swept into the Schwab Money Market Fund in your Schwab PCRA, where they will earn interest until you place a trade.

Contributions

• Collectibles

Direct contributions into your Schwab PCRA are not

• Currencies

allowed. All contributions must be transferred from your

• Purchases on margin

MassMutual Account to your Schwab PCRA. To do so,

• Futures

log on to www.retiresmart.com or speak to a MassMutual

• Annuities • Short sales

representative on the Retirement Plan Information Line at 1-800-743-5274.

• Commodities

Proceeds from sales are automatically credited to the

• Life insurance policies

Schwab Money Market Fund when transferred. Transferring

• Precious metals • Physical assets (e.g., real estate)

assets from your MassMutual account to your Schwab PCRA typically takes 2-3 business days** after which they will become available in your Schwab PCRA.

*A  n Automatic Investment Plan (AIP) gives you the ability to automatically invest fixed dollar amounts in eligible Schwab OneSource® mutual funds at regular intervals (monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly), provided that the initial purchase minimum for the mutual fund has previously been met. ** Business day is any day the New York Stock Exchange is open.

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Transferring Funds to and From Your Schwab PCRA

What Transfer Restrictions Exist?

To transfer money from your Schwab PCRA back to your

MassMutual Guaranteed Interest Account (GIA), Fixed

MassMutual Account please follow the steps below (this

Interest Account, SAGIC, and Capital Preservation Account

process may take up to 8 business days if you need to

or, if applicable, another stable value fund or product made

liquidate securities):

available in the plan, cannot be transferred directly or

1. If required visit schwab.com or call the PCRA Call Center 1-888-393-PCRA (7272) to liquidate securities to make cash available for transfer. 2. As soon as settled cash is available in the sweep money market fund in your PCRA account, you may transfer the assets back to your MassMutual Account. 3. Either log onto www.retiresmart.com or contact a MassMutual representative at 1-800-743-5274 and follow the steps to initiate a transfer (this typically takes up to 3 business days). To transfer funds from the Schwab Money Market Fund to your MassMutual Account (this typically takes up to 3 business days), log on to www.retiresmart.com, contact the Retirement Plan Information Line or speak to a MassMutual representative at 1-800-743-5274.

Money in a stable value product, which would include the

indirectly to the Self-Directed Brokerage Account. It first must be transferred to other core investments in the plan and remain there for a minimum of 90 days before being transferred to your Brokerage Account. Specifically, • Any direct transfer between the stable value product and your Brokerage Account is not allowed. • If you make a transfer from the stable value product to any core plan investment, you will not be permitted to transfer into your Brokerage Account from any core investment for a period of 90 days. • If you make a transfer to the stable value product from any core plan investment, you will not be permitted to transfer from your Brokerage Account to any core investment for a period of 90 days. • If you make a transfer from your Brokerage Account to any core plan investment, you will not be

To transfer funds from your MassMutual Account to

permitted to transfer to the stable value product from

your Schwab PCRA (this process typically takes

any core investment for a period of 90 days.

3 business days): • You must exchange funds from your MassMutual

• If you make a transfer to your Brokerage Account from any core plan investment, you will not be

Account to your Schwab PCRA by logging on to

permitted to transfer from the stable value product to

www.retiresmart.com, contacting the Retirement

any core investment for a period of 90 days.

Plan Information Line or speaking to a MassMutual

To protect long term investors, your core investment options

representative at 1-800-743-5274.

may impose transfer restrictions (those other than the

• Your exchange is typically reflected in the Schwab Money Market Fund on the third business day.

brokerage account). • A participant will be prohibited from transferring into most core investment options if the participant has transferred into and out of the same option within the previous 60 days. Certain stable value, fixed income and guaranteed interest options are not subject to this rule. This rule does not prohibit participants from transferring out of any option at any time.

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• Requests to transfer into certain global or

Schwab PCRA investments will be liquidated to the extent

international investment options will not be accepted

necessary to fulfill such transfer in the following investment

if received by MassMutual after 2:30 p.m. Eastern

category order:

Time. All core investment options are also subject to

• Cash (money market balances)

the restrictions described in MassMutual’s Excessive

• No load, no transaction fee mutual funds (Mutual

Trading Policy, which is available by logging into your account at www.retiresmart.com or by calling MassMutual’s Participant Information Center at 1-800-743-5274.

Plan Sponsor-directed Account Liquidation Under certain circumstances, your Plan Sponsor may provide authorization to MassMutual to direct Schwab to liquidate all or a portion of your Schwab PCRA balance. The following are examples that could force such a liquidation: • A qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) that requires the division of your account • Refunds of excess contribution necessary to satisfy IRS requirements • Payments of a deferred account balance at age 65 or 70 as mandated by your Plan • Payment of a mandatory distribution if your entire Retirement Savings Plan account is $5,000 or less at termination of your employment • Maintenance of required Core Account

Fund OneSource funds) in alphabetical order • No load mutual funds with transaction fees in alphabetical order • Bonds (treasuries first, then remaining bonds in alphabetical order) (if allowed) • Common and preferred stocks in alphabetical order (if allowed) • Any other investments (if allowed) as directed by your employer

Distributions and Withdrawals Distributions and withdrawals cannot be made directly from your Schwab PCRA. 1. Please visit schwab.com or call the PCRA Call Center 1-888-393-PCRA (7272) to liquidate securities to make cash available for your distribution. 2. As soon as settled cash is available in the sweep money market fund in your PCRA account, you may transfer the assets back to your MassMutual Account. 3. Either log on to www.retiresmart.com or contact a

minimum balance or payment of Schwab

MassMutual representative at 1-800-743-5274 and follow

PCRA maintenance fee

the steps to initiate a transfer (this typically takes up to

• Payment of your account to your beneficiary after your death • Discontinuance of your plan’s relationship with MassMutual At the direction of the Plan Sponsor, MassMutual will request transfer of the designated amount from the Schwab PCRA either to satisfy a plan payment and the good order requirements or upon the discontinuance of the Contract.

3 business days). 4. Once you have confirmed the monies have been transferred back to your MassMutual Account, then you are able to submit your distribution paperwork to MassMutual. • For a full distribution, you must liquidate your entire PCRA account • For a partial distribution, you must ensure you have enough monies in your MassMutual Account to cover your requested withdrawal. 5

Loans If your plan provides for participant loans, you cannot

Transaction Confirmations and Statements

take a loan directly from your Schwab PCRA. However,

Schwab will send you a PCRA statement each month. You

your Total Retirement Account will be used to determine

can access your PCRA statement, see your balance, and

the maximum loan amount available. Therefore, if you

view all transactions made within the last two years by

wish to request a loan that is greater than your MassMutual

logging into your PCRA on Schwab.com. Also, you can

Account, you must first transfer from the Schwab PCRA to

enroll in Schwab’s Paperless Service and electronically

your MassMutual Account.

receive your statements, trade confirmations, and other

To withdraw funds from your Schwab PCRA, please refer to Transferring Funds to and From Your Schwab PCRA.

Fees and Commissions • There is a $100 MassMutual annual maintenance fee for the Schwab PCRA services. • Schwab PCRA transaction fees and commissions

regulatory materials via email. The balance in your Schwab PCRA will also be reflected on plan statements you receive from MassMutual.

Where You Can Go for Help If you have any questions about your new Schwab PCRA, here are some options: Call Schwab: Schwab PCRA client service representatives

are outlined in the Charles Schwab Pricing Guide

are available to answer questions about your Schwab PCRA.

for Retirement Plan Accounts provided with the

You can reach Schwab PCRA client service representatives

welcome materials you receive from Schwab after

by calling 1-888-393-7272 weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to

opening your account.

7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Call MassMutual: MassMutual representatives can help with questions about transferring money from your MassMutual Account into your Schwab PCRA. You can reach MassMutual representatives by calling the Retirement Plan Information Line at 1-800-743-5274 weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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