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Learn the core four principles of investing

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.

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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.govThe Investor Guide is also in Spanish.

The Latest News & Publications

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...

The Texas State Securities Board Issued Two Orders to Protect Texas Investors and Ensure Heightened Compliance with Securities Laws

Impersonating Texas companies, for example Tesla Inc., isn't the best of ideas—Emergency Cease and Desist Order.

In an unrelated order, Masterworks Administrative Services, LLC, resolved its prior activities by agreeing to comply with securities law requirements and paying...

Securities Commissioner Warns Investors About MLM Crypto Investment Schemes

Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles issued an Emergency Cease and Desist Order to halt a fraudulent MLM scheme that purportedly offered investments in cloud mining cryptocurrency. The order outlines the use of deceptive image and video manipulation techniques and the...

Cristi Ramón Ochoa Named Deputy Securities Commissioner

The Texas State Securities Board on May 9 approved the appointment of Cristi Ramón Ochoa as Deputy Securities Commissioner.  Ramón Ochoa joined the State Securities Board in 2016 where she served as a staff attorney in the Inspections and Compliance...

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.

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