Securities Investor Protection Corporation
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The Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) is a federally mandated non-profit corporation in the United States that protects securities investors from harm if a broker/dealer defaults. Since most investors rely on a broker to handle custody of the investor's assets, the broker legally owns those assets. In the event of bankruptcy by the broker, the SIPC compensates the investors to make them whole.
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