Public is an investing platform built to give users the tools, insights, and transparency needed to make smarter financial decisions. With its focus on educational content, community-driven features, and a wide variety of assets, Public is a top choice for investors who want to learn, grow, and diversify their portfolios in one user-friendly space.
Public delivers a robust and accessible trading experience packed with essential features for modern investors:
Yes. Public’s design — including fractional shares, low-dollar access, educational content, and community features — makes it very suitable for beginners.
You can invest in U.S. stocks, ETFs, fractional shares, treasuries, corporate bonds, options (for eligible users), and tokenized/alternative assets.
Yes. Public offers zero commission on standard U.S. stock and ETF trades, with transparent pricing across all products.
The Bond Account invests your deposits into a portfolio of corporate bonds. Yields are around 5.5% (yield to worst) before fees, and actual returns may vary depending on when bonds are held and market conditions.
Yes. Public offers self-directed IRA accounts, including a match program for transfers and contributions subject to eligibility and holding requirements.
Some features are only available to eligible users (e.g., options trading, direct indexing). Fractional bonds are only tradable on the Public platform, and yields are not guaranteed.
All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. *A Bond Account is a self-directed brokerage account with Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Deposits into this account are used to purchase 10 investment-grade and high-yield bonds. The 5.7%+ yield is the average, annualized yield to worst (YTW) across all ten bonds in the * Bond Account, before fees, as of 7/24/25. A bond’s yield is a function of its market price, which can fluctuate; therefore, a bond’s YTW is not “locked in” until the bond is purchased, and your yield at time of purchase may be different from the yield shown here. The “locked in” YTW is not guaranteed; you may receive less than the YTW of the bonds in the * Bond Account if you sell any of the bonds before maturity or if the issuer defaults on the bond. Public Investing charges a markup on each bond trade. See our Fee Schedule. * Bond Accounts are not recommendations of individual bonds or default allocations. The bonds in the * Bond Account have not been selected based on your needs or risk profile. See * Bond Account Disclosures to learn more. As part of the IRA Match Program, Public Investing will fund a 1% match of: (a) all eligible IRA transfers and 401(k) rollovers made to a Public IRA; and (b) all eligible contributions made to a Public IRA up to the account’s annual contribution limit. The matched funds must be kept in the account for at least 5 years to avoid an early removal fee. Match rate and other terms of the Match Program are subject to change at any time. See full terms here
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Public makes investing so simple and transparent. Love the community features and no commission fees!
The interface is clean and easy to navigate. Customer support responded quickly to my questions. Highly recommend for new investors!
Finally an investing app that's transparent about how they make money. No hidden fees and the social aspect helps me learn from others.
Account setup was quick and straightforward. Trading is seamless and I appreciate the educational content.
The app is intuitive and makes investing accessible. Only minor issue is occasional delays during market hours, but overall excellent service.