An educated consumer is a protected consumer! These publications provide helpful information on financial issues important to Pennsylvanians. We encourage you to read them, print them and share them with others. You can request larger quantities free of charge online or by fax or mail.

• Investor Bill of Rights

• Five Keys to Investing Success

• 20 Questions To Ask Someone Selling Investments

• 10 Tips To Keep Track Of Your Investments

• 10 Tips To Protect Your Nest Egg

• 12 Investing Principles That Every Young Person Should Know

• Sandwich Generation: Caught in the Middle (2011)

• Take the Mystery Out of Retirement Planning

• Financial Field Manual for Military Families

• Personal Finance for Military Families

• Where To Invest Your College Money (2012)

• When Your Broker Calls, Take Notes

• Money: Save It, Invest It, Do It As A Career

• Top Investor Threats (2012)

• Confessions of a Scam Artist

Other Educational Publications

• Identity Theft

• Home Ownership in Tough Times

• Buying a Home

• Understanding Reverse Mortgages

• Protect Yourself, Protect Your Money

• Shopping for a mortgage

• Escrow Accounts FAQ

• Types of Mortgages

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Questions or comments can be directed to the editor, Ed Novak.


• Volume 4, Issue 3 - April 2013
• Volume 4, Issue 2 - January 2013
• Volume 4, Issue 1 - November 2012



• Volume 3, Issue 4 - July 2012
• Volume 3, Issue 3 - April 2012
• Volume 3, Issue 2 - January 2012
• Volume 3, Issue 1 - October 2011



• Volume 2, Issue 4 - July 2011
• Volume 2, Issue 3 - April 2011
• Volume 2, Issue 2 - January 2011
• Volume 2, Issue 1 - October 2010



• Volume 1, Issue 4 - August 2010
• Volume 1, Issue 3 - April 2010
• Volume 1, Issue 2 - January 2010
• Volume 1, Issue 1 - October 2009

Reports

• Economic and Personal Finance Education in Pennsylvania - April 2013

• Report and Recommendations: Pennsylvania Task Force on Economic Education  
   and Personal Financial Literacy Education - January 2013