Chairman Walter on Investor Protection and Financial Literacy at George Washington University

SEC Chairman Elisse Walter delivered remarks at George Washington University regarding the Commission's efforts to facilitate investors' success through various means, such as financial literacy and investor protection initiatives. Chairman Walter specifically discussed the lack of understanding among many retail investors of basic financial principles, and the need to educate young investors about the financial marketplace through programs, e.g., the SEC Graduate Program in conjunction with NYSE Euronext. Walter stated that the Commission is working to weave a support network for investors that consists of regulatory organizations like FINRA, advocacy groups and millions of individual investors.

The Commissioner also covered an emerging area of concern in her speech, such as the use of "boiler room" scams within social media to artificially inflate share prices.

View Remarks in full here (links externally to SEC website).