20 Questions To Ask A Person Selling Investments
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- Are you registered with the Texas State Securities Board?
- How did you get my name?
- Where is your office?
- Where are you calling from?
- How long have you been in business?
- How long has your company been in business?
- Can you give me the names and telephone numbers of three other investors in my local community who made profits on this investment?
- How long will the advertised rates of return last?
- What specific service or product does this company make?
- Is this investment guaranteed? (Most are not. Securities investments involve risk.)
- Is this investment registered with the Texas State Securities Board?
- Please send me copies of the company's financial statements and a list of customers I can call.
- What are the risks that I will lose money?
- Is this investment traded daily on a regulated exchange?
- What are the commissions and fees that you and your company will make during the entire time of my investment?
- What will it cost to get my money back out of the fund (stock/ bond or security)?
- How much money have you invested personally in this deal?
- Will you send me a prospectus or offering materials in the mail?
- What is your home telephone number so I can call you later?
- Will you please call my stockbroker (or banker, lawyer, or trusted financial adviser) with the same deal so I can ask them for another opinion?
