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Active vs. Passive Investing?
Choosing Between Active and Passive: The most suitable approach for you depends on your individual circumstances, your investment goals,...
Colleen MacFarlane
1 day ago2 min read
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Beware of this Fraud Scheme in 2025
Synthetic Identity Fraud is reportedly on the increase. According to a recent report by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the...
Colleen MacFarlane
4 days ago1 min read
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Accelerated Death Benefits
Education: Here's a bit of news to add to your educational know-how on life insurance: Accelerated-death benefits are common in life...
Colleen MacFarlane
4 days ago1 min read
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Great Resources for Financial Education
American Association of Individual Investors; www.aaii.com Bogleheads, named after Vanguard founder, John Bogle, www.bogleheads.org...
Colleen MacFarlane
May 192 min read
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COVID Fraud Enforcement in the U.S.A.
According to a report from the U.S. Department of Justice’s COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF) released in April 2024, U.S....
Colleen MacFarlane
May 191 min read
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FINRA Fines on Finding of Violation of Anti-Money Laundering Rules
Between January 2018 and November 2022, BTG Pactual US Capital, LLC violated FINRA Rules 3310(a), 3310(f), and 2010 by failing to...
Colleen MacFarlane
May 151 min read
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Job Cuts at the SEC Could Have Long Term Consequences for the Public
Buyouts, layoffs, early retirements, and hiring freezes have added up to the steepest cuts in decades at the SEC and other federal...
Colleen MacFarlane
May 113 min read
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Financial Managers Sentenced
Last summer, two managers, David Gentile and Jeff Schneider, were found guilty of fraud in federal court in Brooklyn, NY. Today they were...
Colleen MacFarlane
May 112 min read
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Action Following Years of work by US Law
MAY 06, 2025    By Steve Randall  of Investment News – re-post. Great reporting, Steve, and I recommend to all who are interested in...
Colleen MacFarlane
May 82 min read
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SEC Hails Massachusetts Jury for guilty verdict Against Financial Advisor on violating his FIDUCIARY DUTY to Clients
The SEC hailed the verdict against the investment advisor, who the agency said breached his fiduciary duty to retired and pre-retiree...
Colleen MacFarlane
Apr 272 min read
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Former Rep gone Rogue Continues to Cost Firm Money
Source(s): Financial Industry Regulatory Authority; Broker Check; Investment News; Financial Advisor; Securities Division of the Arizona...
Colleen MacFarlane
Apr 242 min read
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Finra Permanently Bans Broker
Former UBS rep permanently banned from Finra after secretly borrowing $738k from clients  What happens when you are barred from FINRA?...
Colleen MacFarlane
Apr 172 min read
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What? 7% of firms calling themselves Advisors w/o proper credentials? That'll Change.
Use of the title ‘advisor’ or ‘adviser’ without the required certification are now expressly prohibited by the North American Securities...
Colleen MacFarlane
Apr 102 min read
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A Brief Warning, My Friends
When it comes to the hot new sparkly thing on the horizon; beware. Never underestimate the all-too-human instinct to believe anything we...
Colleen MacFarlane
Apr 62 min read
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Women and Money; Fiduciary Duty Still Reigns
Results of latest research study: "Women prioritize retirement savings advice at career start and near retirement, while experiencing a...
Colleen MacFarlane
Apr 31 min read
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Is the SEC reversing their stance on Cryptocurrency?
The SEC is undergoing a significant shift in its approach to cryptocurrency regulation, moving away from aggressive enforcement actions...
Colleen MacFarlane
Apr 33 min read
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Misappropriation of client data!! Mind your info when a Planner changes firms!!
Sources: Google, SEC.gov , Finra.org , Investment News Recent report from Finra.org reports a former rep from Indiana transferred names,...
Colleen MacFarlane
Mar 302 min read
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Alarming News about Teens & Money
A new study set out to find out and discovered that more than four in ten of the teenagers who took part said they were uncertain about...
Colleen MacFarlane
Mar 282 min read
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Firm Agrees to Fine Imposed by SEC
March 23, 2025 – Source: SEC.gov Cambridge Investment Research Advisors has agreed to pay $15 million  to resolve allegations by the SEC...
Colleen MacFarlane
Mar 232 min read
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SEC Agreement Violation - Firm Demands Jury Trial
Securities and Exchange Commission says that fund and its investors lost $1.6M as a result of a breach of Fiduciary Duty. Sources: See...
Colleen MacFarlane
Mar 202 min read
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