On September 25, 2000, eight years before the scams of Bernard Madoff and R. Allen Stanford were uncovered, Gretchen Morgenson (financial journalist for the New York Times) wrote a perceptive column ...

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March 2023 caused depositors to reassess whether their assets are safe at certain financial institutions. While the federal government has ...

When you put your money in a bank account, you have reassurance that your deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank. This ...

Imagine you invest with a broker whose front doors, office plaques, coffee mugs, pencils, brochures, stationery, folders, office signage, and emails all proclaim that your investments are insured by ...

Whether you're saving money in a bank account or investing it in the market, you want some reassurance that it's safe. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Securities Investor ...

The Securities Investor Protection Corp., which protects investors from losses if brokerage firms fail, is warning investors about a new identity theft scam designed to gain confidential information ...

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Here’s how to check if your brokerage account is insured, and how much insurance you have for your assets. Image source: Getty Images In the late 1960s, stock prices were cratering and brokerages were ...

The failure of IndyMac Bank has unleashed a flood of stories about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which guarantees bank and thrift accounts up to a limit. Those stories have generated similar ...

— -- Q: I am wondering how safe my securities are if they are held by a broker that has SIPC insurance? A: SIPC, short for Securities Investor Protection Corp, is a safety net in case of fraud by ...

Robinhood will rename and revamp its upcoming checking and banking features after encountering problems with its insurance. The company published a blog post this evening explaining “We plan to work ...

Here's how to check if your brokerage account is insured, and how much insurance you have for your assets. In the late 1960s, stock prices were cratering and brokerages were faltering. Americans were ...