No brokerage firm can guarantee you will be able to purchase shares in an initial public offering (IPO). While it…
The underwriters and the company that issues the shares control the IPO process. They have wide latitude in allocating IPO…
An initial public offering, or IPO, generally refers to when a company first sells its shares to the public. For…
Before you invest in any traditional investment company—such as a mutual fund, closed-end fund, or unit investment trust (UIT)—you should read the fund’s prospectus…
Investors are sometimes surprised to learn the SEC does not have information about all companies that offer and sell securities.…
An indexed annuity is a type of annuity contract between you and an insurance company. It generally promises to provide returns linked…
An "index fund" describes a type of mutual fund or unit investment trust (UIT) whose investment objective typically is to achieve approximately the same…
Impersonators may falsely claim to be affiliated with the SEC (or another federal government agency) in an attempt to steal…
An Immediate-Or-Cancel (IOC) order is an order to buy or sell a stock that must be executed immediately. Any portion…
This annuity has no accumulation phase. Instead, you start receiving annuity payments right after you purchase the annuity.