Retirement Planning

All investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal, and there can be no assurance that any investment strategy will be successful. 

Brokerage products are NOT FDIC insured or bank guaranteed and may lose value. Investments are not FDIC-insured, nor are they deposits of or guaranteed by a bank or any other entity, so they may lose value.

PLACE TRADE®, PTSM, PTFSM, PlaceTrade.com™, Place TraderSM, Place Trader WorkstationSM, The Smart Place to Trade™, The Smart Place for your IRA™, The Smart Place for your 401(k)™, The Smart Place to Trade Options™  Financial Quarterback™, Jonesitus™ and The Bond Queen™ are service marks and/or trademarks of Place Trade Financial, Inc.

Please note that while Place Trade strives to offer extremely low overall trading costs, we would like to remind investors that there will be trading costs associated with investing, trading and holding a brokerage account. 

Brokerage commissions and exchange fees along with potential other account fees, fund expenses and service fees may apply. Expenses related to your investment account may vary depending on the type of investments that you choose to hold, type of account, level of activity, account balance, tax withholding or other possible factors. Please consider your overall trading costs prior to investing.   

The information on this website is for discussion and information purposes only. Nothing contained herein should be considered as an offer to buy or sell any security, securities product or service, nor should be considered as investment, legal or tax advice. 

Place Trade Financial is a registered broker dealer (Member FINRA/SIPC) however it is not registered in all states or jurisdictions. 

Place Trade does not solicit securities, products or services in any jurisdiction where it is not authorized to do so. Please contact Place Trade Financial at 1-800-50-PLACE (1-800-507-5223) or 1-919-719-7200 for further information. Systems response and access times may vary due to market conditions, system performance as well as other factors. All accounts are accepted at the discretion of Place Trade Financial.

Place Trade Financial, Inc. does not provide investment advice to online trading clients/accounts, online institutional accounts or any other individual or account that is not specifically set up as a full service client and on a full service commission and fee schedule. Place Trade Financial, Inc. will only provide investment advice to full service clients that are specifically set up for full service trading and advice. (Full Service clients work with experienced financial consultants and pay full service commissions and fees which are different than online trading commissions and fees.) To take advantage of both our Online Trading and Full Service flexible client benefits please call 1-919-719-7200 today! Documentation for any claims and/or statistical information will be provided upon request. Any trading symbols displayed are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to portray recommendations.

The risk of loss in trading stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, and other securities can be substantial. Options are not suitable for all investors. For more information please read the "Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options" guide prior to trading options along with the relevant risk disclosure statements on our website.

Trading on margin is only for sophisticated investors with high risk tolerance. You may lose more than your initial investment. (The amount you may lose may be greater than the amount that you started with or more simply put; you can lose more than the amount that you actually put into an investment when trading on margin.) Please follow these links for additional information regarding trading on margin and margin loan rates.

IMPORTANT: The projections or other information generated by any investment analysis tools regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical in nature, do not reflect actual investment results and are not guarantees of future results.

Place Trade does not offer futures or forex trading at this time.  

Place Trade Financial, Inc. does not provide tax advice to online trading clients/accounts, online institutional clients/accounts or any other individual or account at any time. Please speak with your own personal tax advisor, CPA or tax attorney prior to making tax related decisions.

Please Note: Any symbols displayed are for illustrative purposes only and do not portray a recommendation. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, iPod touch, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

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