The Alliance will serve initially as a clearinghouse for the brochures, booklets, videos and other educational materials produced by its members. In addition, the Alliance plans to create educational materials to fill any knowledge gaps needed to make intelligent investment decisions. One of the first efforts of the Alliance will be creation of an Investor Resource Center on the Internet's World Wide Web. The Resource Center will provide individuals on-line access to the educational materials of its members. The Web site is expected to begin operations early next year.
Investor education is a big job and continues to grow as the number of investors expands.
By joining forces, these members will greatly increase educational services to all investors. Advisors to the Alliance include the Federal Reserve Board, the North American Securities Administrators Association, and the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Assistance.