{"id":875,"date":"2017-05-22T19:56:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T23:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elderfinancialfraudattorneys.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2018-10-04T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T20:03:53","slug":"what-is-finra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/what-is-finra\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA plays an important role in our financial system. Learn how."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/iStock-486169251.jpg\" alt=\"iStock-486169251.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learn how the organization protects you as an investor<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have been investing for a while or you follow news about the securities industry, you have probably heard about the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finra.org\/\"  rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FINRA<\/span><\/a>. Though not a part of the government, FINRA is given authority by Congress to ensure the \u201cbroker-dealer industry operates fairly and honestly.\u201d FINRA employs more than 3,500 people, but because it is a nonprofit, no taxpayer money is used to keep the organization running.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What does FINRA do?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/what-is-finra\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading FINRA plays an important role in our financial system. Learn how.\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how the organization protects you as an investor If you have been investing for a while or you follow news about the securities industry, you have probably heard about the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, also known as FINRA. 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