Risky Investments

Sep 18th, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Sep 18th, 2015
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Allegis Investment Advisors’ Options Strategy May Cause Massive Losses For Unsuspecting Clients

If you are a client of Allegis Investment Advisors, you may want to check your account statement and see if your investment advisor is placing you […]
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Sep 4th, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Sep 4th, 2015
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High Markup Corporate Bonds Make Big Money for Source Capital Group, but Not Clients

Source Capital Group, Inc. was recently fined and censured by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, for selling corporate bonds to customers at an unfair, […]
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Sep 3rd, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Sep 3rd, 2015
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OFS Securities Inc. Client Loses $600,000 from Ill Advised Lehman-backed Investment

This July, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, reported a recent closure of a case involving the gauche activities of OFS Securities Inc. from 2011 through […]
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Aug 27th, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Aug 27th, 2015
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Malicious Variable Annuity Surrenders Make Treasure Trove for Cadaret, Grant & Co.

According to recent reports from Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, the Syracuse, New York-headquartered independent-brokerage firm Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. was fined $75,000 and […]
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Aug 3rd, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Aug 3rd, 2015
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Investors in Notes Offered by Thompson National Properties Are Securities Fraud Victims

FINRA recently ruled in a hearing panel decision that Anthony Warren Thompson and TNP Securities, LLC, engaged in widespread securities fraud, improperly taking over $35 million […]
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Jul 29th, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Jul 29th, 2015
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Why Foreign Currency CDs Are A Bad Investment

A traditional certificate of deposit (CD) works like a black cup of coffee: enough buzz to justify the purchase, but nothing sweet. That is, they are […]
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Jul 3rd, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Jul 3rd, 2015
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Unsafe CDs: You Can Lose Your Shirt Investing In High Yield Certificates of Deposit.

When you think of CDs (certificates of deposit), you probably think of a safe, rather boring investment. While that is true for many CDs, in the […]
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Jun 27th, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Jun 27th, 2015
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Interinvest Corp Fraudulently Funnels $17 Million Earmarked for “Conservative Investing” into Sketchy Canadian Penny Stocks.

Hans P. Black and his investment advisory firm, Interinvest, are targets of an SEC complaint alleging a $17 million fraud. According to the SEC, Mr. Black’s […]
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Jun 24th, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Jun 24th, 2015
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National Securities Corporation (NSC) Hides Amount of Compensation Received for Selling Private Placements.

Selling private placements can be very lucrative, paying financial advisors commissions as high as 12%. This creates a classic conflict of interest. While a financial advisor […]
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Jun 23rd, 2015
Published by Jeremy Hyndman at Jun 23rd, 2015
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The One Reason Why Variable Annuities Are Almost Always A Bad Idea

Financial advisors love to sell variable annuities. The reason is simple—commissions of up to 8%. If a financial advisor can sell you a $200,000 variable annuity, […]
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