Asset Management⁽¹⁾
Trust & Estates⁽¹⁾
Retirement⁽²⁾
My 401k⁽²⁾
Understanding Today’s Financial Environment
Wealth Management means providing a client with financial confidence and knowing they’re prepared for not only today, but tomorrow as well. The Peoples Security Wealth Management Group has served families, foundations and corporations with Investment Management, Estate Planning and Advisory, and Trust services for over a century. Based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, our reach extends from upstate New York, down through the Endless Mountains into Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley and Suburban Philadelphia.
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⁽¹⁾ Peoples Security Wealth Management Group is a trade name for Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company. Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company and Peoples Security Trust and Investment Management are not registered broker/dealers and are not affiliated with LPL Financial.
⁽²⁾ Securities and advisory services offered through LPL Financial, a registered investment advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC. Insurance products offered through LPL Financial or its licensed affiliates. The investment products sold through LPL Financial are not insured Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company deposits and are not FDIC insured. These products are not obligations of the Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company and are not endorsed, recommended or guaranteed by Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company or any government agency. The value of the investment may fluctuate, the return on the investment is not guaranteed, and loss of principal is possible.
The LPL Financial registered representatives associated with this site may only discuss and/or transact securities business with residents of the following states: Pennsylvania and New York.
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