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Promissory notes, Ponzi schemes top investor threats for 2020, says NASAA

Oct. 4: Suit alleged the insurerimproperly increased monthly costs to avoid guaranteed monthly interest payments.

State regulators also see trouble in real estate, cryptocurrencies and social media investments

Promissory notes and Ponzi schemes are the leading products or schemes that are likely to trap investors in 2020, according to the North American Securities Administrators Association. 

Filling out the top five likely investor traps are real estate investments,

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