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custodian

[kuh-stoh-dee-uhn] / kʌˈstoʊ di ən /


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Your options if your custodian refuses a direct transfer are keeping the funds with that custodian or withdrawing them and paying the tax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Then, in the process of transferring her accounts from the previous custodian to Kirwan’s firm, the client was contacted by a scammer and told that her accounts were compromised.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I think you have a few moments in life where you have the opportunity to own an asset and really be a custodian of something that should be multigenerational and iconic,” he said then.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"It is not the conduct of a custodian of the game, but of one who believes the game is answerable to him."

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Since 1934 its single eagle nest has been under observation by Professor Herbert H. Beck, an ornithologist of Lancaster and custodian of the sanctuary.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

He said areas of the estate had been opened up "for the public to enjoy", but "the mountain is very precious and we've tried to protect that and be good custodians for many years".

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

The GunaiKurnai, an Australian Aboriginal nation, are recognized as the traditional custodians of Gippsland and the southern Victorian Alps.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

For a brief period, the industry acted less like individual companies and more like custodians of a shared national responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The custodians who manage these plans, like Fidelity and Vanguard, will make it easy at age 50 or 60 to sign up for a guaranteed-income plan when the time comes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Every employee from custodians to the director must carry his or her keys at all times.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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