What is the difference between having a security registered in my name or having a broker or financial institution hold the security on my behalf?
There are both advantages and disadvantages in holding securities in either form. If you have a security registered in your name, you directly receive any dividends, shareholder communications and other entitlements. You are also able to attend and vote in person or by proxy at any shareholders meeting. The disadvantage is that by holding securities in your name, it may take longer to sell or dispose of your security. If you buy securities from a broker or other financial institution, the securities are not registered in your name but in the broker or financial institution. You are entitled to receive dividends, shareholder communications and other entitlements through your broker. You are also able to attend and vote at shareholders meetings but you can only do so by using your voting instruction form if by mail or by advising your broker you wish to attend whereby the broker will designate you as having a proxy. Should you wish to have your securities registered directly in your name
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