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Protecting Investors: FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors' 10th Anniversary
Episode 172

Protecting Investors: FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors' 10th Anniversary

This month, we are marking the 10th anniversary of the FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors—an important milestone for a critical service that FINRA provides to protect vulnerable investors and assist harmed investors. On this FINRA Unscripted podcast episode, we will be speaking with leaders from FINRA’s Vulnerable Adults and Seniors Team—Elizabeth Yoka, the manager of VAST Intake, and Michael Paskin, the manager of the VAST Investigations, to discuss the Helpline and its 10 years of protecting investors.

FINRA Unscripted

April 1, 202527m 29s

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Show Notes

This month, we are marking the 10th anniversary of the FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors—an important milestone for a critical service that FINRA provides to protect vulnerable investors and assist harmed investors. On this FINRA Unscripted podcast episode, we will be speaking with leaders from FINRA’s Vulnerable Adults and Seniors Team—Elizabeth Yoka, the manager of VAST Intake, and Michael Paskin, the manager of the VAST Investigations, to discuss the Helpline and its 10 years of protecting investors. We will be focusing on the Helpline results and will provide a few examples of how the Helpline has become an effective conduit for investor protection, and how it has been helpful to member firms.
 

Resources mentioned in this episode:
 

FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors
 

Ep. 152: Fighting Financial Exploitation: FINRA’s Vulnerable Adults and Seniors Team
 

FINRA Rule 2165
 

FINRA Rule 4512
 

FINRA Rule 3241
 

2025 Annual Regulatory Oversight Report

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