Encore | Investing Wisely in 2025: Avoiding Scams and Achieving Your Financial Goals

This episode originally aired in January 2025.


Many of us view January as a time to make a fresh start, and as a time to bid farewell to bad habits. In thinking about your New Year's resolutions, have you considered whether you're making financially healthy decisions?


On this episode, we sit down with Gerri Walsh, President of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and Senior Vice President of Investor Education, to uncover the trends and tips investors need to get their finances in order for 2025. 


Resources mentioned in this episode:


BrokerCheck (https://brokercheck.finra.org/)


Market Data Center (https://finra-markets.morningstar.com...)


Fund Analyzer (https://tools.finra.org/fund_analyzer/)


Fixed Income Data (https://www.finra.org/finra-data/fixe...)


FINRA Investor Education Foundation (https://www.finrafoundation.org/)


Protecting Consumers from Fraud (https://www.finrafoundation.org/prote...)






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