[Infowarrior] - FINRA Investor Safety Guidelines

[Richard Forno]

If a Brokerage Firm Closes Its Doors
	
Given the turbulence affecting the financial services industry these  
days—including recent announcements concerning Lehman Brothers—you may  
be wondering what would happen to your securities account if your  
brokerage firm closed its doors...

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http://www.finra.org/Investors/ProtectYourself/InvestorAlerts/P116996



ABOUT FINRA:  The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), is  
the largest non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing  
business in the United States. All told, FINRA oversees nearly 5,000  
brokerage firms, about 173,000 branch offices and approximately  
677,000 registered securities representatives.

Created in July 2007 through the consolidation of NASD and the member  
regulation, enforcement and arbitration functions of the New York  
Stock Exchange, FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market  
integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary  
compliance and technology-based services.