SaveandInvest.org is a great source for helpful strategies in helping you avoid investment fraud. Two of the most valuable tools located on their website are the risk meter and scam meter.

You can use the Risk Meter to see whether you share characteristics and behavior traits that have been shown to make some investors vulnerable to investment fraud.

In just four questions, the Scam Meter will help you tell if an investment you are thinking of might not be as great as it seems.

The entire website offers free, unbiased financial information and is a project of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.