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Learn the CORE FOUR
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 2019 Texas Investor Guide
The Texas Investor Guide is fresh, factual, and fully updated for 2019 with information to help investors at all stages of life learn to invest wisely and avoid financial fraud. For free copies, provide a mailing address to relder@ssb.texas.gov. The Investor Guide is available in Spanish.
The Latest News & Publications
2018 Enforcement Report: Blind Faith, Fraud, and Millions of Dollars Lost
When it comes to investing, blind faith can be very expensive.
The State Securities Board Enforcement Report for 2018 , released Feb. 7, highlights cases in which individuals took it on faith that they were putting their money into legitimate investments managed by legitimate executives...
Following State Criminal Cases, SEC Sues N. Texas Trio in $44 Million Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued three individuals for operating a complex web of real estate development companies in North Texas that defrauded investors of at least $44 million.
The SEC civil action , filed in U.S. District Court in Dallas on Jan. 25, follows criminal...
Order the 2019 Texas Investor Guide
The 2019 edition of the Texas Investor Guide is here, so the sooner you order copies the sooner you'll be able to start the new year with the unbiased, no-nonsense guidance you need to invest wisely and avoid financial fraud.
Regardless of income, age, or overall fiscal health, the...
Administrative Action Report Oct-Dec 2018
The following are summaries of administrative actions the Texas State Securities Board took from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2018:
GoForex Group AKA Go Forex Group, Mary A. Scott, and Sharon Henderson: Emergency Cease and Desist OrderTexas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles on Oct. 10...
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.
