Non exchange traded REITs were the focus of a speech given last week by FINRA’s Executive VP of Sales Practice Regulation, Susan F. Axelrod. Her remarks, which can be accessed here, were…
read moreBehringer Harvard REIT I, one of the largest nontraded real estate investment trusts with over $4 billion in assets, was recently sued in Federal Court in the Northern District of…
read moreby Robert H. Rex, Esq.UPDATE JULY 2013– The SEC fined Ray J. Lucia, Sr. and his firm were fined $300,000 for spreading misleading information about his “Buckets of Money” investment…
read moreFINRA Issues September 2012 Disciplinary Actions The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issues a report on disciplinary and other actions involving registered brokers, investment advisers and brokerage firms every month.…
read moreIn a news release that can be accessed here, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged three former brokers from J.P. Turner & Company (Ralph Calabro, Dimitrios Koutsoubos & Jason Konner) with churning…
read moreThe $2 billion iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures exchange traded note (VXX) was down over 10% last week and now is trading at an all time low of less…
read moreOn August 22, 2012, according to the Investment News, Behringer Harvard announced that yet another one of their real estate investment trusts (REIT) Behringer Harvard Strategic Opportunity Fund I, has…
read moreThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issues a report on disciplinary and other actions involving registered brokers, investment advisers and brokerage firms every month. Here are significant Florida related actions…
read moreIn April 2012, the Ohio Division of Securities filed Notices of Intent to suspend or revoke the licenses of two investment advisers/stockbrokers who practiced in the Toledo/Perrysburg area. Eric M.…
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