Monthly Archive: May 2012

Stopping Identity Theft When You Trade Online

If you’re one of the millions of investors who plays the stock market, you’re probably hooked on the incredible convenience and the lightning speed of online trading. Unfortunately, so is another group. Two federal agencies and a private watchdog group recently warned investors that hacker-traders are hijacking consumer brokerage accounts and exploiting them for financial gain.  Find out what you can do to protect yourself against identity theft when you trade online.