Labor & Employment Law

Investor Protection Educational series for Seniors is launched by FINRA

By Dobin & Jenks

Today, marks a milestone in the life of The Law Planet Blog. This is our 100th Post our Blog covering Securities, Stock Fraud and Employment/LaBor Law issues.

It is also a great day for Senior Investors. A series of Grasssroots campaigns will be launched in Florida, Colorado, Vermont, North Carolina, and Washington state to protect seniors from investment fraud. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) outlined new initiatives aimed at protecting and educating investors. The initiatives include a national advertising campaign and a 60-minute video, "Tricks of the Trade: Outsmarting Investment Fraud."

The video is part of the FINRA Foundation's new "fraud-fighting" education series for investors, which also includes in-person workshops and events in five states across the country this year: Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Vermont and Washington state. These state-wide campaigns, which will be expanded to five additional states next year, are being presented in partnership with AARP, state securities regulators and other fraud-fighting organizations to help senior citizens identify and steer clear of investment fraud. A central feature of these campaigns is the presentation of an educational curriculum that has been tested and shown to reduce seniors' susceptibility to investment fraud by over 50 percent among participants.

To order a copy of the DVD Click on the FINRA link Fraud Fighting.

Stay tuned for more information on Investor protections to fight against fraud for Seniors.

Full post as published by The Law Planet Blog on June 16, 2009 (boomark / email).