Common Misconduct

Feb 8th, 2017

Vanclef Financial Group in Hot Water for Misleading Marketing of Alternative Investments like Non-Traded REITs.

Clients of Vanclef Financial Group might be finding out the hard way that you can lose a lot of money in alternative investments. The Financial Industry […]
Nov 18th, 2016

Cambridge Investment Research Customers Who Bought Mutual Funds Charged “Unnecessary” Fees, FINRA Concludes

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 […]
Nov 18th, 2016

LPL Supervisor Michael S. Lincoln’s Head in Ground while San Diego Financial Advisor Solicited Investments in Speculative Hawaii Real Estate from LPL Customers

Mr. Michael Lincoln is probably regretting his decision to avoid reporting the outside business activity (OBA) of a financial advisor he was supposed to be supervising, […]
Nov 18th, 2016

Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor Matthew J. Gorelik Lied About Having a College Degree?

  According to settlement papers signed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Mr. Gorelik, a financial advisor with a long career, has been misrepresenting his […]
Nov 13th, 2016

Sigma Financial Busted for Overcharging Customers on Unit Investment Trusts (UITs)

  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 […]
Nov 13th, 2016

ProEquities Financial Advisors Sold ETFs Without Proper Supervision

If you are having second thoughts about an alternative ETF sold to you by a ProEquities financial advisor, there may be good reasons! ProEquities recently paid […]
Nov 10th, 2016

Investors Capital Corp. in Trouble. Again.

The bad news for Investors Capital Corp., an independent brokerage firm, just keeps coming. Recently one of its financial advisors, Cyrus Lamont Hancock of Marietta, Georgia, […]
Nov 9th, 2016

J. Randall Gladden of Securities Equity Group, Affiliate of Select Portfolio Management, Suspended for Involvement in Church Fund

In La Mesa, California, financial advisor J. Randall Gladden has been suspended from the brokerage business for a full year due to his involvement in the […]
Oct 11th, 2016

SEC Sides with NBA Star Tim Duncan of San Antonio Spurs Against Financial Advisor Charles A. Banks, IV

The SEC has accused a long time financial advisor to pro athletes, Charles A. Banks, IV, with securities fraud. While the SEC’s complaint doesn’t name the […]
Oct 4th, 2016

What does a Receivership Do? An Investor’s Guide to How Receivers Recover Investment Losses While (Hopefully) Avoiding Bankruptcy

​If you’re reading this article, there is a good chance you invested in or through an entity that is now in receivership, and you probably have […]