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04/06/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Highly Confident Investors Struggle to Detect Fraud, FINRA Finds

FINRA and consumer advocates warn that bad actors are using social media to mislead people into losing money, and even sophisticated, higher income investors can fall into these traps. FINRA cited the growing problem of fraud in proposing a new prevention rule supported by CFP Board and other industry groups.

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Tobias Salinger April 6, 2026
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