They're used to remember which investments you entered in your Watch List, which funds you're tracking through Outside Investments, the results from your last visit to our Narrow Your Fund Choices tool, and to help verify your identity when you try to access your account information or initiate an online transaction. These types of data files are stored on your hard drive and are read by your browser each time you visit our website. Permanent or persistent cookies/data files. They also act as timers, logging you off after prolonged inactivity to prevent unauthorized account access. These cookies let us know that you've logged on and they allow us to maintain your privacy as you move from page to page.
These data files are temporary cookies that are deleted when you shut down your browser, when you log off, or after your computer is inactive for 15 minutes. If your browser doesn't accept cookies, you won't be able to view your account information online.
Cookies and other similar data files are tiny pieces of information that we ask your browser to store.
