After a long, checkered career, Clay Hoffman has been barred from the securities industry by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). According to FINRA, Mr. Hoffman […]
Following on the heels of a 2016 settlement with the SEC for “willful” violations of the Investment Advisers Act for overcharging clients, FSC Securities recently received […]
If you bought mutual funds from H.D. Vest or MassMutual’s brokerage arm, MML Investor Services, you may have been overcharged. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) […]
Mr. Robert (“Bob”) M. Lyons of August, Georgia recently entered into a settlement agreement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority for conduct that led to customers […]
Sigma Financial joined a long line of brokerage firms that have gotten in trouble for overcharging customers recently, settling allegations brought by the Financial Industry […]
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently took the rare step of filing an enforcement action against an individual broker for mistreating a customer. As a […]
A Georgia financial advisor, Wayne Thaler, has been barred from the brokerage industry for three months for charging inflated commissions on the sale of penny stocks. […]
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently fined National Planning Corporation (NPC) $30,000 for overcharging clients who purchased non-traded REITs. Non-traded REITs are a risky, illiquid […]
The Securities & Exchange Commission has filed charges against Lee Weiss for what is, frankly, an impressive series of investment schemes and scams for a licensed […]
There are plenty of folks who like investing in gold. Personally, I don’t see the attraction as an investment, although gold is very shiny. However, if […]