A successful citizen participation program must be: integral to the planning process and focused on its unique needs; designed to function within available resources of time, personnel, and money; and responsive to the citizen participants (Cogan, et al. 1986 p. 298).
Open your IRA online quickly & easily. 1  Get started with as little as $1,000. 2  Move money directly from your bank to your new Vanguard IRA Â® electronically. 3  Name beneficiaries for your IRA. (We'll send instructions once your IRA is open.). 4  Avoid the $20 annual account service fee by registering your accounts online and signing up for e-delivery. Get started with as little as $1,000. *. 2  Move money directly from your bank to your new Vanguard IRA Â® electronically. 3  You'll just need your bank account and routing numbers (found on your bank checks).
You can also set up an IRA by using a bank, mutual fund company, employer, stockbroker or other financial institution who will act as a custodian or a trustee. Examples are Vanguard, Fidelity Investments, T. Rowe Price and Schwab. Download or request the applicable forms to open up the account.Complete the forms and attach a check for the amount to be funded. Choose the types of investments that you want your IRA invested in. Examples are stocks, mutual funds and index funds. Watch your investments grow until retirement.ips & Warnings. 1  Set up an automatic transfer every month or twice a month to fund the IRA account. 2  Seek a financial adviser to obtain advice on the type of IRA (traditional or Roth) and types of investments the IRA should be invested in.