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<body><h1>Retirement Investing Center</h1> <p>No matter what happens in your life, it’s important that you and your family are protected now and in your retirement. Scottrade, an online brokerage firm, has turned to BISYS to help us create a retirement investing center to provide you with helpful information to making saving for retirement simple to understand and implement. While we’re not providing stock trading advice through the retirement center, we are featuring tools to assist you in making your own stock investment decisions moving forward. The retirement investing center spotlights five different sections that cover investing basics: <h1>Investing in Retirement During Different Life Stages</h1> We all dream of the perfect retirement. As often as not, however, it seems like everyday life gets in the way of planning for retirement. Although it may be hard to believe at times, everyday life is the raw material from which we are given the opportunity to create building blocks for a better future. Whether you're just staring a career, or already in retirement, the decisions you make today will help to shape your future. In this section, you have the opportunity to explore some of the key investment topics you should consider at various life stages to help ensure a successful retirement. <h1>Open an IRA Account</h1> To open a new Roth IRA or Traditional IRA (individual retirement account), please click on the Open an Account link and fill out the Online application. If you already have a Scottrade account and need forms for an additional account please visit the Forms Center or Call your local Scottrade branch office. <h1>Retirement Investing Planning Tools</h1> Informed planning is one of the cornerstones of an effective retirement strategy. On the retirement planning workbench, you'll find a wide-variety of planning tools covering numerous aspects of retirement planning, from selecting the best type of IRA to designing a retirement income strategy that best fits your personal objectives. Each planning tool includes a thorough introduction of the tool's purpose as well as a summary of the financial information you'll need to have available when using the tool. As you begin using your planning tools, be sure to check out the links on the right-hand side of your screen for specific recommendations on related information and tools that may also be helpful. <h1>IRA Products & Services</h1> Scottrade brokerage offers a full line of IRA products and services, including a Roth IRA, Traditional IRA or Coverdell ESA. Before you speak with one of our stock brokers or open an IRA account online, read up on some of the most popular IRA products for retirement. <h1>Retirement Planning FAQ’s</h1> Got questions regarding retirement planning, IRA eligibility and other investment topics? If so, you've come to the right place. Within this section of Retirement Central, you'll find answers to the most commonly asked retirement planning questions.</p> </body>