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Office of Investor Education and Advocacy

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy provides a variety of services and tools to address the problems and questions you may face as an investor. We cannot tell you what investments to make, but we can help you to invest wisely and avoid fraud.

Please visit our website dedicated to retail investors, Investor.gov.

Please visit our website dedicated to retail investors

 

Investor Tips

* Investor Alert: Social Media and Investing - Avoiding Fraud New
* Investor Bulletin: Social Media and Investing – Understanding Your Accounts New
* Investor Bulletin: 12 Saving and Investing Tips for 2012 New
* Investor Bulletin: Transition of Mid-Sized Investment Advisers from Federal to State Registration New
* Investor Bulletin: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) New
* Investor Alert:  Investment Seminars – Trading Seminar Fraud
* Investor Bulletin: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Prohibition of the Payment of Bribes to Foreign Officials
 
 
 
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Modified: 1/4/2012
Please visit our website dedicated to retail investors