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Learn the CORE FOUR
Learning about investing starts with the CORE FOUR: Making Investments, Investing for Retirement, Choosing a Financial Professional, and Scams & Unsuitable Investments. All are available in Spanish.
Order the 2020 Texas Investor Guide
Order the 10th anniversary edition of the Texas Investor Guide: Strategies for Investing Wisely and Avoiding Financial Fraud. For free copies, provide a mailing address to txig@ssb.texas.gov. The Investor Guide is also in Spanish.
The Latest News & Publications
Texas joins Multiple States in $106 Million Restitution Settlement with Vanguard for Supervisory and Disclosure Failures
The Texas State Securities Board announced today that it joined a taskforce of state securities regulators and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a $106 million restitution settlement with Vanguard Marketing Corporation (VMC) and The Vanguard Group...
Texas & Montana Lead Multiple States in $17 Million Settlement with Edward Jones for Supervisory Failures
The Texas State Securities Board announced today that it has joined a multi-state settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. (Edward Jones) which will see Edward Jones pay $17 million in penalties for supervisory failures that affected main street...
Commissioner Files Action Against Alleged Former GS Partners Agents - Parties Accused of Promoting New Crypto Scheme Issued by Trage Technologies
Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles filed an Emergency Cease and Desist Order against Darrell Porter, a Minister from Killeen, Texas, and Eric Ture Muhammad, a purported “Wealth Minister” from Fairburn, Georgia. The order accused Porter and Muhammad of illegally and...
TEXAS SECURITIES BOARD SECURES FULL REFUNDS FOR TEXAS GS PARTNERS CLIENTS TEXAS AND OTHER STATES SETTLE ACTIONS AGAINST JOSIP HEIT, GS PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES
Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles announced the Texas State Securities Board is settling claims with GSB Gold Standard Corporation AG, a German company purportedly operating in the fintech and banking industries, and GSB Gold Standard Bank LTD dba GS Partners...
About the Texas Securities Board
Our Mission
The State Securities Board is responsible for administering and enforcing the Texas Securities Act. The mission of the State Securities Board is to protect Texas investors. Consistent with that purpose, the Agency seeks to ensure a free and competitive securities market for Texas, increase investor confidence, and thereby encourage the formation of capital and the creation of new jobs in Texas.
