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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.  Learn more about the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy.

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Public Alert: Unregistered Soliciting Entities (PAUSE)


  • List of Unregistered Soliciting Entities That Have Been the Subject of Investor Complaints

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