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Investment Products

This section describes many types of investment products, how they are bought and sold, and their benefits and risks. You’ll also find information on fees and tips to avoid fraud. 

Please use the menu to the left to learn more information about each of the products.

Basics

  • Save and Invest
    • Define Your Goals
    • Figure Out Your Finances
    • Small Savings Add Up to Big Money
    • Pay Off Credit Cards or Other High Interest Debt
    • Save for a Rainy Day
    • Understand What It Means to Invest
    • Diversify Your Investments
    • Gauge Your Risk Tolerance
    • Learn About Investment Options
  • How Stock Markets Work
    • Public Companies
    • Market Participants
    • Types of Orders
    • Types of Brokerage Accounts
    • Stock Purchases and Sales: Long and Short
    • Executing an Order
  • Investment Products
    • 529 Plans
    • Annuities
    • Auction Rate Securities
    • Bonds
    • Certificates of Deposit (CDs)
    • Commodities
    • Corporate Bonds
    • Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
    • Hedge Funds
    • High-yield Corporate Bonds
    • Index Funds
    • International Investing
    • Money Market Funds
    • Municipal Bonds
    • Mutual Funds
    • Options
    • Private Equity Funds
    • Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
    • Savings Bonds
    • Smart Beta, Quant Funds and other Non- Traditional Index Funds
    • Stocks
    • Structured Notes with Principal Protection
    • Target Date Funds
    • Variable Annuities
    • Variable Life Insurance
  • What is Risk?
  • Role of the SEC
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    • The Laws That Govern the Securities Industry

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