Manage Your Money

FINRA Investor Alerts

• HYIPs—High Yield Investment Programs Are Hazardous to Your Investment
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• Oil Spill Stock Scams—Don’t Get Cleaned Out by False Cleanup Claims
  
  
• Reverse Convertibles—Complex Investment Vehicles
  
  
• Seeking Solid Financial Footing for the Next Decade: 10 Tips for 2010
  
  
• Save Your Greenbacks—Don’t Fall for Green Energy Scams
  
  
• Beware of Auction Rate Securities Settlement "Phishing" Scam
  
  
• Leveraged and Inverse ETFs: Specialized Products with Extra Risks for Buy-and-Hold Investors
  
  
• Beware of Fake Check Scams
  
  
• Investing in a Bankrupt Company: A High Risk Venture
  
  
• Municipal Bonds—Staying on the Safe Side of the Street in Rough Times  
  
  
• Avoiding Investment Scams  
  
  
• Treasury's Guarantee Program for Money Market Mutual Funds: What You Should Know  
  
  
• If a Brokerage Firm Closes Its Doors  
  
  
• Job Dislocation: Managing the Financial Impact of Unexpected Job Loss  
  
  
• Weathering Tough Financial Times—The Long-term Costs of Quick Cash 
  
  
• Reverse Mortgages: Avoiding a Reversal of Fortune 
  
  
• Keeping Your Account Secure: Tips for Protecting Your Financial Information  
  
  
• Save Your Energy and Money—Don't Fall for Energy Stock Scams 
  
  
• "Free Lunch" Investment Seminars—Avoiding the Heartburn of a Hard Sell   
  
  
• Seniors Beware: What You Should Know About Life Settlements
  
  
• Look Before You Leave: Don't Be Misled By Early Retirement Investment Pitches That Promise Too Much
  
  
• Should You Exchange Your Variable Annuity?
  
  
• Stock Spams and Scams
  
  
• Equity-Indexed Annuities—A Complex Choice 
  
  
• Betting the Ranch: Risking Your Home to Buy Securities
  
  
• Variable Annuities: Beyond the Hard Sell
  
  
• Should You Exchange Your Life Insurance Policy?
  
  
• Promissory Notes Can Be Less Than Promised 
  
  
   

Other Investor Alerts

• Investors Beware of Entity Calling Itself "U.S. Securities and Equities Administration"  (Securities and Exchange Commission)
  
  
• "Senior" Specialists and Advisors: What You Should Know About Professional Designations (Securities and Exchange Commission)
  
  
• Annuities and Senior Citizens: Senior Citizens Should Be Aware Of Deceptive Sales Practices When Purchasing Annuities (National Association of Insurance Commissioners)
  
  
• Regulators Urge Investors to Carefully Check Credentials of 'Senior Specialists' (North American Securities Administrators Association)
  
  
• Beware of Oil and Gas Schemes (Washington State Department of Financial Institutions)
  
  
• SIPC Exposes Phony "Look-Alike" Web Site (Securities and Exchange Commission)
  
  
• "Phishing" Scam Uses Anti-Terrorism, FDIC, and Other Government Agencies as Hook: Don't Take the Bait (US Treasury)
  
  
• "Brokerage Identity Theft" Scams Targeting Investors (Securities Investor Protection Corporation)
  
  
• Fraud on the Line: Avoiding Do Not Call Scams (Federal Trade Commission)
  
  
• Beware of Promises of Easy Profits From Buying Precious Metals and Other Commodities (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) 
  
  
• Foreign Currency (Forex) Trading Scams (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)