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Learning about investing starts with the CORE FOUR: Making Investments, Investing for Retirement, Choosing a Financial Professional, and Scams & Unsuitable Investments. All are available in Spanish.
Order the 2020 Texas Investor Guide
Order the 10th anniversary edition of the Texas Investor Guide: Strategies for Investing Wisely and Avoiding Financial Fraud. For free copies, provide a mailing address to txig@ssb.texas.gov. The Investor Guide is also in Spanish.
The Latest News & Publications
South Texas Agent Fined for Selling Away
Today, the Securities Commissioner entered an order fining a Corpus Christi-based agent $25,000 for selling an unapproved cryptocurrency to his brokerage clients. From in or about July 2017 through 2022, Jaime Rios, a registered agent of Money Concepts Capital Corp...
Texas Investors to Receive $625,000 Refund of Unreasonable Commission Charges
The Texas State Securities Board is pleased to announce it has joined a multi-state settlement with Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (collectively, “Raymond James”). The settlement comes as the result of an investigation into...
About the Texas Securities Board
Our Mission
The State Securities Board is responsible for administering and enforcing the Texas Securities Act. The mission of the State Securities Board is to protect Texas investors. Consistent with that purpose, the Agency seeks to ensure a free and competitive securities market for Texas, increase investor confidence, and thereby encourage the formation of capital and the creation of new jobs in Texas.