Personal Finance

Do you spend a lot of time on social media sites or looking for great online deals? If so, then you wear a bullseye when it comes to scammers hunting for money, according to groundbreaking fraud research from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust and the Stanford Center on Longevity.

Here's some good news for our nation's veterans and those who care about their welfare. The financial well-being of U.S. military veterans has improved in recent years, outpacing the gains of non-veterans, according to new research by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. Veterans, overall, reported having less difficulty covering their expenses and bills, had a lower likelihood of experiencing an income drop and were more likely to have an emergency fund, according to the survey of more than 3,000 veterans and more than 20,000 non-veterans.

While we all hope our marriages will be successful, sometimes life just doesn’t go as planned. Consider these 6 important tips about divorce and your investments.

October 1-7, 2019 is World Investor Week, a global campaign to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection. U.S. securities regulators offer these key messages for Main Street investors.

With a cash account, the most important thing to know is that you must pay the full amount for securities purchased in that account by the settlement date. For most securities, this means paying for them two days after you place an order to buy.

Perhaps you spoke with an investment professional about an existing variable annuity you own, and the possibility of exchanging your current VA with a new one came up. Be aware that replacing one VA with another involves a comparison of the complex features of each security.

A major hurricane is bearing down on the East Coast, and others likely will follow. As millions scramble to prepare for this latest natural disaster, it pays to assemble a financial emergency kit now.

Last year's Atlantic hurricane season saw 15 named storms slam the East Coast and Gulf states—including mammoth Florence and Michael. It may not be possible to predict when or where the storms of 2019 will take place, but one thing you can count on is that when they hit happens, scammers will try to take advantage of the situation.

A reverse stock split tends to occur with small companies who believe their stock price is too low to attract investors.

If the broker you are working with leaves your brokerage firm, it may prompt questions about the departing broker and the status of your accounts following the departure. For this reason, FINRA has consistently sought to ensure that customers can make a timely and informed choice about where to maintain their assets when their broker moves on to a new firm.