Investor Alerts
These Alerts will help you protect your money and avoid scams and other investing problems:
- Municipal Bonds—Important Considerations for Individual Investors
- Duration—What an Interest Rate Hike Could Do to Your Bond Portfolio
- Five Tips to Keep Your Finances from Going Off a Cliff
- Year-End Investment Considerations for Individual Investors
- When Trading Stops: What You Need to Know About Halts, Suspensions and Other Interruptions
- Public Non–Traded REITs—Perform a Careful Review Before Investing
- Exchange-Traded Notes—Avoid Unpleasant Surprises
- Nutraceutical Stock Scams—Don’t Supplement Your Portfolio With These Companies
- Well-Traveled Fraud—Advance-Fee Scams Target Non-U.S. Investors Using Fake Regulator Websites and False Broker Identities
- “Phishing” and Other Online Identity Theft Scams: Don’t Take the Bait
- It Pays to Understand Your Brokerage Account Statements and Trade Confirmations
- Email Hack Attack? Be Sure to Notify Brokerage Firms and Other Financial Institutions
- Weathering Tough Economic Times—12 Tips for 2012
- More Investor Alerts…
Investor Tools
These tools will help you invest wisely:
- Military Servicemembers and Families—Investor Tools and More
- Fund Analyzer
- 529 College Savings Plan Expense Analyzer
- Database of Professional Designations
- FINRA BrokerCheck
- Accrued Interest Rate Calculator
- 401(k) and IRA Minimum Required Distribution Calculator
- Retirement Calculator
- Savings Calculator
- Scam Meter
- Risk Meter
- FINRA Investor Complaint Center
- Investing Fundamentals
- More Investor Tools…
Education Resources
Investor protection begins with education:
- Military Servicemembers and Families—Read Money and Mobility, and More
- Investor Protection Resources
- FINRA Investor Podcasts
- What to Expect When You Open a Brokerage Account
- Before You Invest, Ask and Check
- Fighting Fraud 101
- Smart Bond Investing
- Smart 401(k) Investing
- Smart Saving for College
- Investment Choices
- Investor Protection
- Markets & Trading
- Margin Information
- Day Trading Information
- FDIC Money Smart
- Making Cents Workshops
- Love Your Money – Online Courses for Young Adults
- Smart About Money
- Moneytopia
- More Educational Resources…