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Fighting Fraud 101
Smart Tips for Older Investors
Job Dislocation

Making Smart Financial Choices after a Job Loss
en Español

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Investor Education
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Feeling
the Squeeze: NASAA Offers Sandwich Generation
Relief
State and Provincial Securities Regulators
Reach Out to Investors
Sandwiched Between Competing Financial
Responsibilities
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MoneyTrack, a Public Television
Series
The Investor
Protection Trust funded public television series,
MoneyTrack,
teaches viewers the basics of saving and investing
by featuring real people's experiences.
MoneyTrack has
aired on over 190 stations to date and has been
seen by several million viewers on PBS stations.
MoneyTrack
will now reach an online audience of 14 million
a month through an agreement with MSN Money.
To watch
MoneyTrack
segments click here:
MoneyTrack on MSN

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Welcome to the Avoiding
Investor Scams Game
Find out how much you really know about investment
fraud by playing the Avoiding Investor Scams
Game! Click
here
to play the game.

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NASAA Offers Podcast
Series to Help Listeners Become Alert In vestors
The Alert Investor is a resource for the
public to learn about investing wisely,
avoiding fraud and how to exercise their
rights as investors. The ongoing series
of podcasts address timely topics for investors
of all ages in succinct, two-to-three minute
episodes. To listen to or download the podcasts
to your computer or mp3 player, click the
following link:
http://www.nasaa.org/nasaa_newsroom/6434.cfm
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SEC’s “Your Money”
Podcast

The
SEC’s “Your Money” aims to help individual
investors achieve their saving and retirement
goals. Here’s how you can listen to episodes of
“Your Money”.
To listen to or download the podcasts to
your computer
http://www.sec.gov/investor/oiea_podcasts.htm |
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SEC
Investor.org
The SEC's Office
of Investor Education and Advocacy provides a
variety of services to address the problems and
questions you may face as an investor, |
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NASAA AND NAA FOUNDATION LAUNCH “FSI: FRAUD SCENE
INVESTIGATOR”
New Online Investor Education Program Teaches Students
to Fight White-Collar Crime
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The North American Securities
Administrators Association Inc. (NASAA) and
the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Foundation
today launched
FSI: Fraud
Scene Investigator, an innovative
online initiative to help teach students how
to fight investment fraud firsthand.
The program, along with a corresponding guide
for teachers, is available free to educators
for use in classrooms and at home through the
NASAA website at
http://www.nasaa.org//Investor_Education/FSI/
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The following investor education
booklets are available for free from the Kiplinger's
Personal Finance magazine, the Investor Protection
Trust, American Library Association and the Florida
Office of Financial Regulation. |
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The
below documents require the use of Adobe
Acrobat Reader. You can download a free copy at
www.adobe.com. |
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Five Keys to Investing Success
Make Investing a Habit
Set Exciting Goals
Don't Take Unnecessary Risks
Keep Time on Your Side
Diversify
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The Basics for Investing in Stocks
Different Kind of Stocks
A Smart Way to Buy Stocks
What You Need to Know
Where to Get the Facts You Need
More Clues to Value in a Stock
Dollar-Cost Averaging
Reinvesting Your Dividends
When to Sell a Stock....
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A Primer for Investing in Bonds
How Bonds Work
Types of Bonds
Unlocking the Potential of Bonds
The Relationship Between Yield and Price
How to Reduce the Risks in Bonds
Protect Your Money: How to Check Out a Broker
or Advisor
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Where to Invest your College Money
Using the Time You Have
The Safest Safe Havens
A Small Step Up the Risk Ladder
More Risk, Better Returns
Long-Term Investments
Putting it all Together: A Shortcut
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Mutual Funds: Maybe all You'll Ever Need
A Lot to Like About Mutual Funds
The Cost of Mutual Fund Investing
Find the Right Mutual Funds for You
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Sources of Mutual Fund Information
What to Look for in a Mutual Fund
Prospectus
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Maximize Your Retirement Investments
Three Fundamental Truths
Stocks Promise the Best Long-Term Gains
Stock Basics You Should Know
The Role of Bonds
Different Types of Bonds
Plug Into Mutual Funds
Choosing the Right Mutual Funds
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Getting Help with your Investments
Choosing & Using your Broker
Full-Service Brokers
Discount Brokers
Online Brokers
Opening Your Account
Records You Should Keep
How to Deal with Your Broker
Problems with Your Broker
What a Financial Adviser Can Do for You
How to Pick an Adviser
What to Ask an Adviser
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Cutting
through the Confusion: Where to Turn for Help with
Your Investments
This publication is
offered by the Coalition for Investor Education
News Release - May 9, 2006
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