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TOP INVESTOR TRAPS - From NASAA: The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) released its annual list of traps that cautious investors should avoid when seeking to jump-start their investment portfolios as the impact of the financial crisis and increased market volatility continue to reverberate along Main Street. NASAA President and Texas Securities Commissioner Denise Voigt Crawford said investors rebuilding nest eggs damaged by the market collapse as well as those frustrated with low interest rates are particularly susceptible to speculative investments that most often turn a promise for profit into thin air. "Knowledge, attention to detail and a healthy sense of skepticism are a triple threat to fight investment fraud,...
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HOW TO TEACH INVESTING - From IPT: Partnering with the Iowa securities regulators and Investor Protection Trust, Drake University Extension offered the class, "How to Teach Investing," for teachers. The one-credit class included four required sessions. Teachers received the IPT's guide "The Basics of Saving and Investing" plus additional materials. Since teachers from all across the state are participating, two of the class sessions were via the Iowa Public Television/Iowa Communications. The classes have spawned great discussions as attendees participated in various activities they could replicate in a classroom and were excited about their newly found investment knowledge. Teachers did some role playing, set short- and long-term goals, picked stocks, a...
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FINANCES FOR GEN Y - From CFP Board: Just starting out? You need to make smart financial decisions - and a plan. That's the message from Eleanor Blayney, CFP®, the consumer advocate for Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., in the first segment of the non-profit organization's Lifelong Financial Strategies initiative. The first stage - "Starting Out" - focuses on ways Generation Y can avoid some of the pitfalls of earlier generations by making smart financial decisions today and establishing smart financial habits for a lifetime. "Young people today face significant financial challenges - and opportunities, especially in this economy," Blayney said. "Most start out their adult lives with more debt than assets. At this stage, it is crucial ...
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BOND MUTUAL FUNDS: RISKS AND RETURNS - From ICI: Bond mutual funds - like all mutual funds - involve investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. A fundamental principle of investing known as the risk/reward tradeoff means that when you make an informed decision to assume some risk, you also create the opportunity for reward. Investors should be aware of the risks and potential for losses associated with bond mutual fund investing. How do the risks and returns of bond mutual funds compare with those of other investments? Investing in bond mutual funds usually entails less risk-and less reward-than investing in stock mutual funds. Similarly, bank accounts and money market funds entail less risk and less reward than do bond mutual funds. Money market funds...
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IRA INVESTOR INFO - From ICI and SIFMA: A new database that collects account-level data of more than 10 million individual retirement accounts (IRAs) is providing unique, new insights into IRA investor demographics and activities. The IRA Investor Database - a joint project by the Investment Company Institute (ICI) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) - is designed to shed light on key determinants of IRA contributions, rollover and withdrawal activity, and the types of assets that investors hold in these accounts.  The new database supplements existing household surveys and IRS tax data about IRA investor...
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GET HIP TO HYIP PONZI SCHEMES - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) warned investors about Internet-based Ponzi schemes called high-yield investment programs (HYIPs), which purport to offer returns of 20, 30, 100 percent or more per day. HYIPs are unregistered investments sold by unlicensed individuals using sophisticated-looking websites. The con artists behind HYIPs are experts at using social media - including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook - to lure investors and create the illusion of social consensus that these investments are legitimate, but investors should know that HYIPs are just Internet-based scams. As FINRA's investor alert HYIPs-Hazardous to Your Investment Portfolio points out, many HYIPs have a worldwide reach   ...
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BEWARE OF INTERNATIONAL SCAMS - Americans report losses of more than a billion dollars a year to international scam artists, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency.  Con artists can reach out across the globe to victimize people using the phone, email, postal mail, and the Internet, tricking them into sending their cash or revealing their personal information. The FTC has tips for avoiding these scams.  It's often hard to tell who is contacting you and where they are calling from.  However, there are steps you can take to check out the offers you may receive, and the companies behind them. To learn more, go to Putting a Lid on International Scams:  10 Tips for Being a Canny Consumer ...
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RESEARCH YOUR INVESTMENT ADVISOR - The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced the launch of an enhancement to the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) website that will allow investors to electronically access information about individuals who work for money management, financial planning and other investment advisory firms. This enhancement will provide information on investment adviser representatives - the individuals who work for these firms and provide investment advice to clients. The enhancement will allow investors to access information on more than 220,000 individual investment professionals, including background information such as customer complaints, criminal or regulatory disclosures, professional qualifications, and employment history ...
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TIME FOR A MID-YEAR INVESTMENT REVIEW? - If it's been a while since you last looked at your investment accounts, make sure the securities in your account still meet your investment objectives. Also, make sure you understand and are comfortable with the risks, costs, and liquidity of your investments. As part of this review, you may want to check the information that is on file at your brokerage firm regarding your accounts, such as new account agreements, margin account agreements, option account agreements, discretionary account agreements, and any correspondence to you. You have a right to know what is on file about you. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) offers "10 Tips to Keep Track of Your Investments" for more ideas ...
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ELDER INVESTMENT FRAUD - More than 7.3 million older Americans - one out of every five citizens over the age of 65 - already have been victimized by a financial swindle, according to a major new Investor Protection Trust (IPT) survey conducted by Infogroup/ORC and released to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The survey results underscore the urgent need for a new partnership between the nonprofit Investor Protection Trust, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), and the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) in cooperation with leading U.S. medical associations. The "Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation" prevention campaign will educate medical professionals about how to spot older Americans who may be particularly vulnerable to financial abuse ....
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