Money Matters: The Basics of Investing

Learning how to make informed investing decisions and avoid common scams can make a big difference to your financial well-being.  Alan E. Sorcher, Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA), discusses the questions to ask before investing, the keys to understanding fees and risk, and the red flags of investment fraud.

Alan E. Sorcher is an Assistant Director in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA).   Alan assists OIEA in its mission to inform and educate investors on frauds and other information relevant to investing in securities.  Alan joined the SEC from Deloitte Financial Advisory Services.   Earlier, Alan was a Branch Chief in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, a Senior Advisor at Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Senior Counsel at the Federal Reserve Board and Managing Director and Associate General Counsel at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.  Alan holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law.

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Part of Financial Planning Day @ SIBL!