Avoid Investment Fraud

These tools and resources can help you to better understand and avoid investment fraud.

 

Investor Publications

• Investor Alerts on Frauds and Scams
• Fighting Fraud 101: Smart Tips for Older Investors
• Protect Your Identity

 

Tools

• Risk Meter
• Scam Meter
• FINRA BrokerCheck

 

Research

• 2007 Senior Fraud Risk Survey (PDF 80 KB)
• 2006 Senior Investor Literacy and Fraud Susceptibility Survey (PDF 52 KB)
• 2006 Research—Off the Hook Again: Understanding Why the Elderly Are Victimized by Economic Fraud Crimes (PDF 166 KB)

 

• Avoiding Investment Scams