Free Investor Publications
Download PDFs or order printed copies of FINRA's educational publications and other materials free of charge.
Financial Fraud Research Center
A joint project of the Stanford Center on Longevity and the FINRA Foundation with the primary purpose is to collect, direct and disseminate research that gets to the root causes of financial fraud and how to detect and prevent it.
Share Your Fraud Fighting Skills
Help the FINRA Foundation and AARP's Create the Good teach others how to combat investment fraud. Visit Create the Good Operation Fight Fraud.
Protect Yourself and Others From Fraud
Investment fraud criminals use sophisticated tactics to get people to part with their money. So it's important to learn about the red flags of financial fraud. SaveAndInvest.org offers unbiased information and strategies to avoid investment fraud to help you—and your friends, neighbors and family, too.
"Tricks of the Trade"
Order your free copy of "Tricks of the Trade: Outsmarting Investment Fraud." Seen on PBS stations nationwide, this FINRA Foundation documentary uncovers the psychology of a scam and reveals ways to protect yourself and others.
Before You Invest, Ask and Check
Learn what to ask when approached to buy an investment and how to verify if both the seller and the product are registered.
About Fraud
- Risk Meter
- Scam Meter
- Fighting Fraud 101: Smart Tips for Investors
- Avoid Problems with Your Broker
- Psychology of a Scam
Ask and Check
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AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. They produce AARP The Magazine, published bimonthly; AARP Bulletin, a monthly newspaper; AARP Segunda Juventud, a bimonthly magazine in Spanish and English; NRTA Live & Learn, a quarterly newsletter for 50+ educators; and a website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. AARP has staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.