Viral investment tip? SEBI urges investors to check these 3 things before trusting online advice or making payments
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- ✓SEBI urged investors to check three things before trusting online investment tips or making payments.
- ✓The regulator said, "Before you trust the tip, check the facts." Investors should verify intermediary registration, use verified trading apps, and check payment details.
- ✓This initiative helps people avoid fraud and make informed financial decisions.
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- India Economy
With advances in technology, the process of sharing information and ideas has also accelerated. This has facilitated the widespread circulation of investment tips, short-term investment ideas, stock recommendations, and trading advice on social and messaging platforms.
Still, before proceeding with any such investment ideas, it is prudent for well-informed investors to be cautious and verify any tips or freely available information. This is because a seemingly lucrative and harmless investment opportunity or idea may not always be genuine or provide the promised results.
Furthermore, transferring any money without proper background verification, risk assessment, and confirmation of the real recipient of the funds can expose investors to financial fraud and cause regret later on.
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