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News and Alerts

As more first-time investors turn to the markets to help secure their future, pay for homes, or send children to college, the SEC’s investor protection mission is more compelling than ever. 

In this section, you will find:

Investor Alerts

05/02/2013
Investor Alert: Private Oil and Gas Offerings
The SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this alert to educate individual investors about certain risks and possible fraudulent activity involving private offerings of securities for oil and gas ventures. Read More »
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Investor Bulletins

05/09/2013
Pension or Settlement Income Streams
What You need to Know Before Buying or selling Them. Do you receive a monthly pension from a former employer? Are you getting regular distributions from a settlement following a personal injury lawsuit? If so, you may be targeted by salespeople offering you a lump sum today to buy the rights to some or all of the payments you would otherwise receive in the future. Retired government employees and retired members of the military are among those being approached with such offers. Typically the lump sum offered will be less—sometimes much less—than the total of the periodic payments you would otherwise receive... Read More »
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Selected Press Releases

05/09/2013
SEC, FINRA Issue Investor Alert On Pension or Settlement Income Streams
Washington, D.C., May 9, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued an investor alert entitled Pension or Settlement Income Streams – What You Need to Know Before Buying or Selling Them. Read More »
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