FINRA expands investor education distribution through Zogo platform

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FINRA launched its investor education content on the Zogo app, organizing modules into three in-app 'skills' to expand educational access.
Only 18% of surveyed investors show advanced investment literacy, according to new research from the FINRA Foundation and Stanford University.
Zogo's gamified model lets users earn experience points via quizzes, offering FINRA a mobile platform to reach the expanding retail investor base.

Platform rollout and educational scope

As reported by FINRA, the new offering places FINRA investor education content on Zogo as part of the regulator's broader effort to expand access to trusted financial information. The material is organized into three in-app "skills": Set Investing Goals, Open a Brokerage Account and Start Investing.

The lessons draw on FINRA's existing investor education resources and are reformatted into short interactive modules with quizzes intended to strengthen understanding of core investing concepts. FINRA says the content is strictly educational and does not endorse any specific investment, financial professional, brokerage firm, product or strategy.

Christine Kieffer, senior vice president of investor education at FINRA and president of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, says investors, especially younger and newer participants, are seeking financial information across a growing number of platforms. She says distributing FINRA content through the Zogo app helps place clear and reliable resources where investors are most likely to use them.

Research context and potential market impact

The launch comes as new research from the FINRA Foundation and Stanford University highlights continuing gaps in investor knowledge. Their findings show that only 18% of surveyed investors demonstrate advanced investment literacy, while people with stronger investment knowledge are less likely to invest in a hypothetical fraud-like opportunity.

Zogo uses a gamified learning model in which users earn experience points by completing quizzes and can redeem those points for real-world rewards. The app is available on iOS and Android, giving FINRA another digital channel to reach retail investors as demand grows for mobile-first financial education tools.

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