We are a society of investors. Americans now put more money into investments each year than into savings accounts. Unfortunately, millions of dollars are lost by Oregon investors through securities fraud, sales abuses, or an investors failure to fully educate themselves on a particular issue. Frequently, these losses are from savings that have been painstakingly accumulated over many years or retirement funds that can't be replaced.
Victims are of all ages and levels of sophistication.
In the majority of these losses, none of the investors money is ever recovered. To counter these losses, securities regulators at the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services have established the Investor Information Program.