SEC social media compliance

SEC Social Media Compliance for Adviser Marketing

SEC social media compliance focuses on whether adviser marketing is presented fairly, supported by evidence, and controlled under the firm policies that govern public communications.

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Where it fits

  • An adviser posts a client success story or third-party endorsement.
  • A social campaign mentions back-tested performance or model portfolio results.
  • A firm reuses webinar clips across LinkedIn, email, and landing pages.
  • A reviewer needs a consistent record of edits, approvals, and disclosure decisions.

Operational steps

  • Identify whether the content is advertisement, educational material, market commentary, endorsement, testimonial, or recommendation-adjacent copy.
  • Review performance, ratings, rankings, cherry-picked facts, hypothetical examples, compensation, and conflict disclosures.
  • Require substantiation for material claims and preserve sources with the review record.
  • Archive the approved content and monitor post-publication edits or comment-driven changes.

Common risks

  • A testimonial omits compensation or material conflicts.
  • Hypothetical performance is presented as typical client experience.
  • A ranking claim lacks methodology, date, or source.
  • A short social caption strips away risk language that existed in the longer article.

How FINRAGuard AI fits the workflow

FINRAGuard AI helps advisory teams review marketing drafts, highlight unsupported claims, suggest disclosures, and keep approval evidence tied to every social media item.

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Pricing

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Solo

For an independent advisor who wants a second pass before posting.

$50/mo
$594 billed yearly. Save 50%.
1 advisor100 reviews / month
  • AI pre-review scoring
  • FINRA Rule 2210 and SEC rule references
  • Risk language highlights
  • Suggested compliant rewrites
  • 3-year content archive

Firm

For firms with centralized compliance teams and API needs.

$350/mo
$4,194 billed yearly. Save 50%.
25 advisorsReports + API
  • Everything in Team
  • Compliance report exports
  • API access for content systems
  • Advisor policy templates
  • Priority onboarding support

Compliance playbooks

Useful workflows for financial content review.