# Stocks and Investment - webcentive

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Stocks, funds and investing, with scam protection first. Investment fraud is one of the costliest scams there is: strangers who text a 'wrong number' or befriend you online and then coach you into crypto trading (pig butchering), 'guaranteed' returns, pump-and-dump stock tips, and fake trading apps. Before you send money, look the person or firm up on BrokerCheck or Investor.gov, never invest with someone you only know online, and never pay a fee to withdraw your own money. There are no hot tips here. Brokerages and research sites below are commercial.  

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Links last checked Oct 19, 2026.  

- **Check before you invest (start here)**
- [adviserinfo.sec.gov](https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/) - SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure: check an adviser
- [brokercheck.finra.org](https://brokercheck.finra.org/) - FINRA BrokerCheck: is this broker or firm registered, any complaints?
- [cftc.gov](https://www.cftc.gov/LearnAndProtect/romancefrauds) - CFTC: romance and pig butchering frauds in crypto, forex and metals
- [cftc.gov (check)](https://www.cftc.gov/check) - CFTC: check registration and backgrounds before you trade
- [consumer.ftc.gov](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/investment-scams) - FTC: investment scams, no real investment guarantees big returns
- [consumerfinance.gov](https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/fraud/) - CFPB: fraud and scams, and submit a complaint
- [ic3.gov](https://www.ic3.gov/) - FBI IC3: report internet and crypto investment fraud
- [investor.gov](https://www.investor.gov/) - SEC Investor.gov: investing basics and search any adviser or broker
- [investor.gov (crypto)](https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/general-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-alerts/crypto-scams) - SEC: 5 ways fraudsters lure victims into crypto scams
- [investor.gov (fraud)](https://www.investor.gov/protect-your-investments/fraud/types-fraud) - SEC: types of investment fraud, Ponzi, pump and dump, affinity, offshore
- [investor.gov (relationship)](https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/general-resources/news-alerts/alerts-bulletins/investor-alerts/relationship-investment-scams-investor-alert) - SEC, CFTC, FINRA, NASAA: relationship investment (pig butchering) scams
- [nasaa.org](https://www.nasaa.org/contact-your-regulator/) - NASAA: contact your state securities regulator
- [sec.gov (tips)](https://www.sec.gov/tcr) - SEC: report suspected securities fraud
- [sipc.org](https://www.sipc.org/) - SIPC: what protects your brokerage account if a firm fails
- **Exchanges, filings and official data**
- [bls.gov](https://www.bls.gov/data/) - Bureau of Labor Statistics: jobs, inflation and economic data (on the old page)
- [boerse.de](https://www.boerse.de/) - boerse.de: German stock market news and quotes (on the old page)
- [cboe.com](https://www.cboe.com/) - Cboe Global Markets: options and the VIX (on the old page)
- [cmegroup.com](https://www.cmegroup.com/) - CME Group: futures and options (cme.com on the old page)
- [fred.stlouisfed.org](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/) - St. Louis Fed FRED: free economic data and charts
- [ice.com](https://www.ice.com/) - Intercontinental Exchange: futures (nybot.com on the old page)
- [nasdaq.com](https://www.nasdaq.com/) - Nasdaq: listings and market data (on the old page)
- [nasdaqtrader.com](https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/) - Nasdaq Trader: trading halts and market system status (on the old page)
- [nyse.com](https://www.nyse.com/) - New York Stock Exchange (amex.com on the old page is now NYSE American)
- [proxyvote.com](https://www.proxyvote.com/) - ProxyVote: vote your shares at annual meetings (on the old page)
- [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/search-filings) - SEC EDGAR: read a company's real filings before you buy (on the old page)
- [treasurydirect.gov](https://www.treasurydirect.gov/) - TreasuryDirect: buy U.S. savings bonds and Treasuries direct
- [tsx.com](https://www.tsx.com/) - TMX: Toronto Stock Exchange (tse.com on the old page)
- **Brokerages and fund companies (commercial)**
- [dreyfus.com](https://www.dreyfus.com/) - BNY Investments Dreyfus: mutual funds (on the old page)
- [etrade.com](https://us.etrade.com/) - E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley (on the old page)
- [fidelity.com](https://www.fidelity.com/) - Fidelity Investments (on the old page)
- [interactivebrokers.com](https://www.interactivebrokers.com/) - Interactive Brokers
- [jpmorgan.com](https://www.jpmorgan.com/) - J.P. Morgan (on the old page)
- [merrilledge.com](https://www.merrilledge.com/) - Merrill Edge from Bank of America
- [morganstanley.com](https://www.morganstanley.com/) - Morgan Stanley (msdw.com on the old page)
- [robinhood.com](https://robinhood.com/) - Robinhood
- [schwab.com](https://www.schwab.com/) - Charles Schwab (now home of ameritrade.com and scottrade.com) (on the old page)
- [vanguard.com](https://investor.vanguard.com/) - Vanguard: index funds and brokerage
- **Research, news and education (commercial)**
- [amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=investing+books&tag=webcentive) - Amazon: investing books (on the old page)
- [bankruptcydata.com](https://www.bankruptcydata.com/) - BankruptcyData: corporate bankruptcy filings (on the old page)
- [barrons.com](https://www.barrons.com/) - Barron's (on the old page)
- [bloomberg.com](https://www.bloomberg.com/) - Bloomberg (on the old page)
- [cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/) - CNBC (on the old page)
- [economy.com](https://www.economy.com/) - Moody's Analytics economic research (on the old page)
- [finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/) - Yahoo Finance: quotes and charts (quote.yahoo.com on the old page)
- [fool.com](https://www.fool.com/) - The Motley Fool (on the old page)
- [forbes.com](https://www.forbes.com/) - Forbes (on the old page)
- [investopedia.com](https://www.investopedia.com/) - Investopedia: investing terms explained
- [marketwatch.com](https://www.marketwatch.com/) - MarketWatch (cbs.marketwatch.com and bigcharts.com on the old page)
- [morningstar.com](https://www.morningstar.com/) - Morningstar: fund and stock research
- [wsj.com](https://www.wsj.com/) - The Wall Street Journal (on the old page)
- [zacks.com](https://www.zacks.com/) - Zacks Investment Research (on the old page)

Number of links: 51  
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