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Investor Education Brochures

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Education

Educating consumers on the importance of making wise investment choices is a priority of the Massachusetts Securities Division. To that end, the Division provides consumers with necessary information by distributing, free of charge, various publications, brochures, videos and teaching guides. In addition, the Division sponsors various educational programs for teachers, students and the general public on saving, investing and fraud prevention. For more information contact the Massachusetts Securities Division at 1-800-269-5428.


Financial Literacy 2010

Financial Literacy 2010 (FL2010) is a national financial education effort co-sponsored by the Investor Protection Trust, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the North American Securities Administrators Association and the Massachusetts Securities Division. The National Institute for Consumer Education joined with these groups to create a curriculum guide for high school-level instruction in the principles of personal finance and investing. The guide, entitled Basics of Saving and Investing, contains learning objectives that focus on

  1. How to design a personal financial plan
  2. How financial markets work
  3. How to select among various saving and investment options
  4. How to obtain and use investment information
  5. How to recognize and protect yourself against investment fraud

The teaching guide can be the framework of a course or a supplement to existing high school courses in social studies, economics and consumer economics, business education, personal finance and mathematics. Securities Division staff members have been trained to present the program and guide to Massachusetts educators. For information about getting this curriculum into a Massachusetts High School or to request a speaker to present the guide please contact the Division at 1-800-269-5428.

For more information regarding securities fraud or to request a speaker for an upcoming event, contact the Securities Division at 1-800-269-5428.

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