About Us

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) seeks to provide individual investors with the information and tools they need to make sound investment decisions. 

OIEA promotes this mission through two primary functions: (1) conducting educational outreach to individual investors, and (2) assisting investors with complaints and questions about the securities markets and market participants.

OIEA’s investor education program include includes in-person outreach, digital and social media, and other communication channels, including the Commission’s website for individual investors, Investor.gov. OIEA’s outreach efforts target different segments of the population, from students and teachers to older investors, military service members and veterans. OIEA also issues Investor Alerts and Bulletins to inform individual investors about different permutations of fraud, new investment products, and other topical issues.  

OIEA’s investor assistance program serves the tens of thousands of investors who contact the SEC each year with investment-related complaints and questions. Investors seek assistance by calling 800-732-0330 or using OIEA’s online forms. 

Watch our "Welcome to Investor.gov" video below.