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Chelsea Financial Services was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents.

A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red flags” on their public disclosures.  FINRA requires broker dealers like Chelsea Financial Services, as well as its registered representatives to update their industry record by disclosing information that could be of interest to potential and current customers and members of the public.

These red flags include customer disputes, arbitration claims, regulatory actions taken by FINRA, the SEC or state regulators, civil actions, bankruptcies and terminations after allegations of wrongdoing.

BMA Securities was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents.

A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red flags” on their public disclosures.  FINRA requires broker dealers like BMA Securities, as well as its registered representatives to update their industry record by disclosing information that could be of interest to potential and current customers and members of the public.

These red flags include customer disputes, arbitration claims, regulatory actions taken by FINRA, the SEC or state regulators, civil actions, bankruptcies and terminations after allegations of wrongdoing.

Windsor Street Capital was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents.

A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red flags” on their public disclosures.  FINRA requires broker dealers like Windsor Street Capital, as well as its registered representatives to update their industry record by disclosing information that could be of interest to potential and current customers and members of the public.

These red flags include customer disputes, arbitration claims, regulatory actions taken by FINRA, the SEC or state regulators, civil actions, bankruptcies and terminations after allegations of wrongdoing.

American Trust Investment Services was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents.

A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red flags” on their public disclosures.  FINRA requires broker dealers like American Trust Investment Services, as well as its registered representatives to update their industry record by disclosing information that could be of interest to potential and current customers and members of the public.

These red flags include customer disputes, arbitration claims, regulatory actions taken by FINRA, the SEC or state regulators, civil actions, bankruptcies and terminations after allegations of wrongdoing.

Four Points Capital Partners was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents.

A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red flags” on their public disclosures.  FINRA requires broker dealers like Four Points Capital Partners, as well as its registered representatives to update their industry record by disclosing information that could be of interest to potential and current customers and members of the public.

These red flags include customer disputes, arbitration claims, regulatory actions taken by FINRA, the SEC or state regulators, civil actions, bankruptcies and terminations after allegations of wrongdoing.

Arive Capital Markets was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents.

A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red flags” on their public disclosures.  FINRA requires broker dealers like Arive Capital Markets, as well as its registered representatives to update their industry record by disclosing information that could be of interest to potential and current customers and members of the public.

These red flags include customer disputes, arbitration claims, regulatory actions taken by FINRA, the SEC or state regulators, civil actions, bankruptcies and terminations after allegations of wrongdoing.

Joseph Stone Capital was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents.

A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red flags” on their public disclosures.  FINRA requires broker dealers like Joseph Stone Capital, as well as its registered representatives to update their industry record by disclosing information that could be of interest to potential and current customers and members of the public.

These red flags include customer disputes, arbitration claims, regulatory actions taken by FINRA the SEC or state regulators, civil actions, bankruptcies and terminations after allegations of wrongdoing.

Accelerated Capital Group was named as a broker dealer that employs a large percentage of registered reps with publicly disclosable incidents.

A study commissioned by Reuters with the assistance of Columbia University Law School identified nearly fifty FINRA registered broker dealers where a large percentage of its brokers had “red flags” on their public disclosures.  FINRA requires broker dealers like Accelerated Capital Group, as well as its registered representatives to update their industry record by disclosing information that could be of interest to potential and current customers and members of the public.

These red flags include customer disputes, arbitration claims, regulatory actions taken by FINRA the SEC or state regulators, civil actions, bankruptcies and terminations after allegations of wrongdoing.

No more bogus financial certifications; Nevada updates securities laws to protect seniors with passage of NRS 90.425.

Nevada financial certificationThe Nevada legislature took steps to protect seniors and retirees by prohibiting the use of misleading financial certifications and designations used by unscrupulous financial advisors to target seniors.

Unethical and dishonest financial advisors have long used made up or bought and paid for financial certifications and accreditations designed to impress and mislead senior citizens.

Community National Bank IRA Custodian for self directed retirement accounts

The use of self directed IRAs has soared in the past ten years.  IRA custodians like Community National Bank allow individuals to make their own investment decisions with their IRA funds.  Investors looking for non-traditional investments  can roll “qualified” pretax funds from a 401k or a pension plan into a self-directed IRA.  Once the funds are in the account the investor “directs” the IRA custodian to purchase an investment, which is usually memorialized by a promissory note, a contract or shares of stock.  Once a year the IRA custodian will contact the investment sponsor and ask for a value on the investment, and will report that value to the IRS to ensure that the investor isn’t charged taxes on the investment.

Self-directed IRA custodians like Community National Bank allow investors to purchase investments that aren’t traded on the stock exchange like non traded REITs such as Behringer Harvard, KBS, Inland American, as well as equipment leasing programs such as Cypress, ICON and oil and gas exploration companies.  While this gives investors more choices, it also opens the door to being fleeced by unscrupulous investment promoters.

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