Investor Advisories
October 5, 2026
NASAA Investor Bulletin: World Investor Week 2026
NASAA and its partners are jointly issuing this Investor Bulletin to provide investors with information for World Investor Week 2026, a global campaign promoted by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection.
September 30, 2026
Informed Investor Advisory: Financial Professional Titles
Financial professionals use a variety of professional titles when communicating with the public. Learn what you can do to better understand the meaning and significance of different professional titles, and how you can be informed about the qualifications, services, and legal obligations of the person helping you manage your money.
September 30, 2026
Informed Investor Advisory: Financial Advice via Social Media – the Rise of the “Finfluencer”
This investor advisory explains what financial influencers are, how they are compensated, what you should keep in mind when you are exposed to financial influencers’ content, red flags to watch out for, and resources available to you.
September 16, 2026
Informed Investor Advisory: Money Mules: How an Easy Buck Can Turn You into an Accidental Criminal
Have you ever seen online ads for a work from home job opportunity that promises flexible hours, easy work as a payment assistant requiring little to no experience, and great pay? Maybe you have been approached by someone making a similar pitch. If so, you may be the target of someone looking to recruit a money mule.
September 10, 2026
Informed Investor Advisory: Be in the Know: Five Quick Facts about Bitcoin ATMs
NASAA has issued an investor alert about Bitcoin ATMs (BTMs), also referred to as crypto kiosks, that describes what they are, how they function, and precautions investors should consider or take before using them. This shorter companion piece provides five key things investors should know about BTMs.
September 2, 2026
Informed Investor Advisory: Sorry, Your Adviser May Be a Fake
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the world around us. AI platforms can be useful tools for investors seeking to learn more about investing and financial products. Investors who are using AI, or are interested in investing in this industry, should be aware that scammers are exploiting the hype around this technology to create and pitch sophisticated investment scams.
December 1, 2025
Informed Investor Advisory: Impersonation Scams
Have you received an email from a famous politician, business mogul, athlete, or other celebrity touting a can’t-miss, once-in-a-life investment opportunity? Maybe you’ve seen the same opportunity being promoted by other famous faces through online ads, social media posts, videos, or reels? The internet is being flooded with get-rich-quick investment opportunities that are supposedly being promoted by influential people. Here’s the thing, though: Those celebrities almost certainly have no idea their names, faces, and reputations are being used to promote what are actually total frauds.
December 1, 2025
Informed Investor Advisory: Margin Madness
Margin trading has been available through investment firms for over a century. It has recently moved back into the spotlight showing up on mobile investment apps that put margin trading in the hands of anyone with a smartphone.
November 10, 2025
Informed Investor Advisory: Crypto Recovery Room Scams
Getting calls, texts, messages or emails from someone promising to find or return money you lost in a crypto scam? Be careful, it’s almost certainly a crypto recovery room scheme. Fraudsters are capitalizing on the increasing number of investors who have lost money to crypto investment scams by running recovery room schemes that aim to steal even more money from victims.
October 6, 2025
NASAA Investor Bulletin: World Investor Week 2025
NASAA and its partners are jointly issuing this Investor Bulletin to provide investors with information for World Investor Week 2025, a global campaign promoted by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection.
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