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Investor Education 2020
Senior Investors
Saving and Investing Tips
Avoiding Fraud
Investor Bill of Rights
Related Websites
Alert Investor
The Basics of Saving and Investing: Investor Education 2020 is a state-by-state curriculum guide for high school level instruction in the principles of personal finance and investing. The Basics of Saving and Investing: Investor Education 2020 contains learning objectives that focus on:
- Getting Started in Investing
- Introduction to Financial Markets
- Making a Financial/Investment Plan
- Investment Fraud
For information about getting this curriculum in a South Dakota high school or having a speaker, contact Michael Youngberg by email or by calling 605.773.4823.
The North American Securities Administrators Association hosts an online Senior Investor Resource Center dedicated to informing seniors of investor fraud.
The Ballpark Estimate is an easy-to-use online worksheet from the Choose to Save organization that helps individuals calculate what they need to save each year for their retirement.
The North American Securities Administrators Association website provides tips for protecting yourself from schemes, scams and fraud. Learn various ways a person can be tricked and how to avoid being defrauded.
The North American Securities Administrators Association website also includes an Investor Bill of Rights.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Investing Online Resource Center
The North American Securities Administrators Association offers The Alert Investor, a series of podcasts to provide investors with investor protection news and information. The podcasts are delivered via a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed, and there is no cost to subscribe.
If you have questions, please contact Melita Hauge using the information below.
445 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3185
Phone: 605.773.4823
Fax: 605.773.5953
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445 E. Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501-3185
Tel. 605.773.4823
Fax. 605.773.5953
