Sarah’s Place

Sarah M. Place, President and CEO of Place Trade Financial, Inc. (Member FINRA, SIPC), www.placetrade.com, a global full service brokerage firm and municipal bond dealer, announced that her advice was recently included in the August 2009 issue of SmartMoney, The Wall Street Journal Magazine.  Her advice was featured in the article entitled “8% Returns: The Bond Deals You’re Missing” where she discussed issues regarding the changing landscape in the municipal bond industry. 

“I am honored to be included in the discussion with SmartMoney Magazine,” said Place.  “The municipal bond industry has been impacted significantly during the recent financial market tsunami and the current economic crisis that many municipalities are facing.  These events are far reaching as the municipal bond market’s touch is felt from nearly every public service all the way to individual investors.”

Related Links:
http://www.smartmoney.com
http://www.smartmoney.com/Investing/Bonds/8-Returns-The-Bond-Deals-You-re-Missing/
http://www.placetrade.com

About SmartMoney:
SmartMoney, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, was launched in 1992 by The Hearst Corporation and Dow Jones & Company. 

SmartMoney educates, informs and empowers an audience of affluent baby boomers, C-Suite executives and financial professionals to make smart investing, saving and spending decisions.

SmartMoney presents practical yet highly imaginative ideas for saving, investing, and spending, plus regular coverage of technology, auto¬motive and lifestyle subjects including travel, fashion, fine wine, and more. In all cases, they stress consumer service with action-oriented information.

SmartMoney’s editorial team, which has won three National Magazine Awards and was a finalist 14 times, includes three Pulitzer Prize winners.

About Sarah M. Place:
Sarah M. Place, MBA, President and CEO, Place Trade Financial (Member FINRA, SIPC) www.placetrade.com, is a national expert in economics and personal finance with nearly twenty years experience in the financial services industry. 

Sarah has been honored to be included in ABC 11 Eyewitness News, Bankrate.com, CNBC.com, Consumer Reports Money Adviser, SmartMoney - The Wall Street Journal Magazine as well as being featured in several other important news services.  She has presented topics including economic issues, investments and retirement planning to numerous groups over the years including the Tufts University Alumni Association and the Cary Jaycees. 

Most recently Sarah has been honored with the Good Samaritan Award at the 2009 CFO of the Year Awards presented by the Triangle Business Journal.  She has been honored as one of the Triangle’s top businesswomen and presented with the Triangle Business Journal’s prestigious Women in Business Award for her success and dynamic leadership.  She has also been recognized by magazine publisher Business Leader Media as a winner of its first annual Movers & Shakers award, honoring business professionals who have made a significant impact through their respective roles, as well as through community involvement.

Sarah is a member of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) and the Finance Roundtable.  She serves as a member of the North Carolina Council on Economic Education (NCCEE) Board of Directors.  She serves as Chairman of the Kids Voting North Carolina/Wake County Board of Directors and as a member of the statewide Kids Voting North Carolina Board of Directors.  She is active in The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, the Leadership Raleigh Alumni Association and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).  She is a member of the Louisa St. Clair Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), the North Carolina Roadrunners Club and has been involved in several different charities, committees and local activities including Susan G. Komen for the Cure Race Planning Committee, Speaking of Women’s Health and the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic. 

For questions or comments contact Sarah Place at (919) 719-7200, or visit us online at www.PlaceTrade.com.

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