Business and Personal Law

Unit 1: What Is Law?

Ask Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor's is one of the world's main providers of credit ratings, financial-market indices, and investment research. Use its Web site to learn more about investment scams and how to avoid them.
http://www2.standardandpoors.com

The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to "protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation." Use its Web site to learn about investment scams, how to avoid them, and what the federal government does to stop them.
http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/cyberfraud.htm

Consumer resources from the federal government are available through this Web site. Use the Search box to locate information about investment scams.
http://www.consumer.gov/

The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy Web site provides information about basic personal financial management skills for young people to learn how to manage and invest money.
http://www.jumpstartcoalition.org./