Commerce Division of Securities  
 

INVESTOR EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS AND BROCHURES

• Kids Korner:
• Billy and the Basketball (a coloring book) [PDF]
• Know What You Are Investing In:  Understanding The Securities Products And Scams:
• Affinity Fraud [PDF]
• Avoiding Fraud in your Securities Investment [PDF]
• Bogus “IRA Approved” Investments Schemes
• Foreign Currency Trading Frauds
• How Older Americans Can Avoid Investment Fraud and Abuse
• How to Spot a Con Artist [PDF]
• How to Spot Boiler Room Scams [PDF]
• Investor Alert: Oil and Gas Investment Fraud [PDF]
• Micro-Cap Funds/ “Penny Stocks” [PDF]
• Mutual Funds [PDF]
• Preying on the Faithful [PDF]
• Promissory Notes [PDF]
• Tips for Online Investors [PDF]
• Viatical Settlements [PDF]
• Women and Investing [Spanish] [PDF]
• Know Where To Go For Help:
• How do I contact the right section of the Division?
• How do I file a Complaint against my stockbroker, investment adviser or other?
• Know Where You Are Going With Your Investments:  Know You!:
• Bulletin for the Older Investor [PDF]
• Check before you Invest! [PDF]
• Investor Bill of Rights (English and Spanish [PDF en Espanõl])
• Questions for the Informed Investor [PDF]
• Know Who You Are Dealing With:
• Cutting through the Confusion [PDF]
• How to Check out your Stockbroker or Brokerage Firm [PDF]
• How to Select and Work with a Securities Salesperson [PDF]
• Understanding your Brokerage Account Statements [PDF]
• Online Services
• Order Investor Education Publications
• Publications From The Editors Of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, The Investor Protection Trust,
  The American Library Association, And The Ohio Division Of Securities:
• A Primer for Investing in Bonds [PDF]
• Five Keys to Investing Success [PDF]
• Getting help with your investments [PDF]
• Maximize you retirement investments [PDF]
• Mutual Funds: Maybe all you will ever need [PDF]
• Personal Finance For Military Families [PDF]
• The Basics for Investing in Stocks [PDF]
• Where to invest your college money [PDF]
• Special Information Publications:
• An Introduction to the Ohio Securities Law for Start-up and Small Business [PDF]
• Job Dislocation Information [PDF]
• Job Dislocation Ohio Contacts [PDF]
• Sandwich Generation: Caught In The Middle Booklet
• Sandwich Generation: Caught In The Middle Brochure