Financial Security in 2026: Tips for Investors and How Firms Can Help
Financial security means more than wealth: it's about resilience and preparation. On this episode of FINRA Unscripted, FINRA’s Gerri Walsh discusses what financial security looks like in 2026, shares insights from recent investor research, and explains how firms can help protect and empower their customers.
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Show Notes
Financial security is about more than just building wealth: It's about resilience, preparation, and having the tools to weather whatever comes your way. And right now, with rising costs, market volatility, and evolving fraud risks, investors need that security more than ever.
On this episode, FINRA Investor Education Foundation President and Senior Vice President of Investor Education Gerri Walsh discusses what financial security really means in 2026, and how firms can help protect and empower their customers. This conversation sits at the heart of FINRA Forward, our commitment to evolving alongside the rapidly changing securities industry in support of our mission of protecting investors and market integrity.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Protecting Consumers from Fraud
Blog Post: FINRA Forward’s Rule Modernization—An Update
Blog Post: Vendors, Intelligence Sharing and FINRA’s Mission
Blog Post: FINRA Forward Initiatives to Support Members, Markets and the Investors They Serve
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