Today is Administrative Professionals’ Day, and we are grateful for our team in the Philadelphia office. Thank you for your dedication and hard work in supporting our office and the mission of our agency.

Are you a lawyer who is passionate about securities law? Interested in joining our team in Philly? Good news: we’re hiring! Apply here: Applications are due on 3/16/22.

The Philly SEC Office is hiring a Supervisory Trial Attorney. Do you have what it takes to lead our a team of litigators? Apply here:

True or False: Mutual funds and ETFs pay a guaranteed rate of return. Want to know the answer to these and other questions? Take the monthly investing quiz at

Attn students in PA, MD, DE, VA, WV & DC: Have you ever created a vision board to motivate you to achieve a certain goal? Why not create one to inspire you to build a successful financial future? Start by framing your financial objectives here:

Specialists at the Philly SEC Office helped to charge 6 people in a Silicon Valley insider trading ring whose members generated nearly $1.7 million in illegal profits and losses avoided by trading on confidential earnings info of 2 local tech companies:

Our baseball team’s phanatical mascot isn’t the only big green monster out there. Make sure your investment professional is properly vetted here:

Attn investors in PA, MD, DE, VA, WV & DC: If you are considering a fund with exposure to Bitcoin futures, carefully weigh the potential risks, including volatility, the lack of regulation & the potential for fraud & manipulation. More info here:

The Philly SEC office filed a settled administrative proceeding against David Martin, the former VP of an investment bank, for misappropriating inside information and trading in his girlfriend’s account:

The Philly SEC Office charged PA & OH residents for allegedly defrauding investors in a $2 million waste-to-energy business venture by misappropriating their money & using it for unrelated personal expenses, such as casino visits and vacations:

Congratulations and thank you to all the teachers for navigating these challenging times. With the summer now in full swing, maybe it’s a good time to think about your retirement and visit the SEC’s resource for teachers:

Philly SEC staff helped to investigate and charge S&P Dow Jones Indices for failures relating to an undisclosed quality control feature of a volatility-related index that resulted stale index values being published during a period of high volatility:

It's Social Media Day! A good day to revisit your social media account settings and learn how to protect your accounts from fraud. Some simple ways to protect your social media accounts 👇.

It’s fun to follow the famous wild ponies of @AssateagueNPS or @ChincoteagueNWR which roam in the Philly Office’s region of VA & MD. But don’t follow any herd into an investment scam. Beware of “everyone is doing it” sales pitches. More here:

Staff from the SEC’s Philly office is conducting virtual outreach to groups in our region (PA, MD, DE, VA, WV and DC). We have presented to students, veterans, seniors, and community groups. If you’re interested in having us present to your group, contact philadelphia@sec.gov.

What is a great way to test your savvy on a variety of investment topics? Take our quiz: .

The Philly SEC office filed settled administrative proceedings against Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc., which will see over $800,000 being returned to investors who paid unnecessary and undisclosed 12b-1 fees:

Many thanks to @WDPAnews @FBIPittsburgh and @ACDHS for teaming up with the Philly SEC Office last week to help older Americans to protect themselves from financial fraud. If you’re aware of a financial scheme targeting older Americans, please contact us:

Registration is now open for the SEC's 40th Annual Small Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, taking place from May 24 - 27, 2021. Learn more about the virtual event here:

Attention Honors Law Students! The SEC's Philadelphia Regional Office is in search of candidates for its Fall 2021 Student Honors Legal Program. Apply here: