Doctors operate on real lives every day, so they have to go through years of training! 😷

Let’s explore how the SEC ensures the same for professionals in the stock market 💸

💡 Stock Broker = a person or service who places trades on the stock market.

Even though you may be investing, a person or app has to actually place the order in the market! 🤔

This is more complicated than pressing “Buy,” so the SEC has lots of safety steps in place 💪

Beyond placing trades, there are also investment advisers who help you make investment decisions! 👔

We’ve learned about how important it is to avoid advice on the internet, and this is because most of these people are not qualified investment advisors ❌

Investment advisors have to go through a rigid certification process and advice always has to be specific 📝

Bloom is a Registered Investment Advisor with the SEC, and everything you see has gone through lots of compliance review!

This is why viral social media videos may be misleading, as the advice may not be best for your financial situation, even if it’s good for some others. 🦺

So, now you know that the SEC manages who can place trades on the stock market & who can share financial advice! 🥳