Personal Finance

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.

In the new world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, a number of service providers have emerged to assist users in managing their cryptocurrencies. An important development is the emergence of cryptocurrency online platforms that let users buy, sell, exchange, and in some cases, store cryptocurrencies.

This Alert provides tips to consider before using tools that analyze or aggregate information from social media sources to make investment decisions or attempt to predict changes in the stock market’s direction or in the price of a security.

With the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), eligible workers can receive a refundable tax credit that could exceed $6,500. Learn more.

FINRA is aware of a recent scheme that involved an unregistered individual impersonating a registered investment professional to lure in potential investors. This scammer created a fake version of a public FINRA BrokerCheck® report of a legitimate broker—picking an experienced broker with a spotless regulatory record.

Since a home purchase is often the single biggest investment many people will ever make, it's important to give the question—buy or rent—serious consideration. If you are wondering what is right for you, here are four questions to ask yourself.

Fake checks purported to be issued by FINRA appear to be back in circulation in 2019. The checks are counterfeit, and may arrive by special delivery and require a recipient's signature. Learn about the risks of cashing unexpected checks and our tips to avoid being a check scam victim.