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Tax Professionals are Victims of Data Breaches too
This year, the IRS has received more than 250 reports of data breach incidents from tax professionals affecting some 200,000 clients....
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 301 min read
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Scams involving AI
FINRA warns that fraudsters are increasingly using AI and other technologies to scam victims — sometimes even with the victims' help. The...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 301 min read
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Warning from FINRA
FINRA 2025 report. Partial info requiring firms to demonstrate written procedures. Here are some potential deficiencies being monitored:...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 301 min read
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Guard Your Money as if Your Life Depended on it
Fatal Funds is a fictional financial thriller that will change your life for the better. The novel is filled with information about...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 261 min read
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Fraudulent Scheme Seeking out Christian customers
According to the news media, the Securities and Exchange Commission barred a Tennessee-based financial advisor and ordained minister on...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 261 min read
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How Did His Scheme Work?
Wright and his firm fraudulently sold more than $2.4 million of promissory notes, according to the SEC. “In selling the notes, Wright and...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 261 min read
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Ask Your Planner about Off-Channel Communications!
The SEC's "crackdown on off-channel communications" refers to a recent enforcement campaign by the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 211 min read
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$60 Million Fine Imposed by SEC on Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch
According to several financial news reporting sites, in addition to the SEC.gov ’s own website, Wells Fargo and Merrill Lynch agreed...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 211 min read
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Vanguard Group Fined
Find details of recent SEC decision on: CNBC, Reuters, Yahoo, Courthouse News Service, Plan Advisor, Investment News, Barrons and...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 212 min read
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IRS announcement - Help for victims in California Fires
As extreme wildfires continue to engulf parts of California, the Internal Revenue Service has unveiled a slate of measures and...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 152 min read
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12 Firms fined for poor oversight re: compliance; investors harmed
Twelve firms agreed to pay multi-million dollar fines handed down by The Securities and Exchange Commission has mainly resulting from...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 151 min read
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Fiction Thriller, for All Investors - Fresh take on investing
As an advocate for the small, average investor, being knowledgeable about key investment terms has become increasingly critical in...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 91 min read
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Madison, Wisconsin advisor Sentenced
Thomas Demergian, 63-year-old investment advisor officed in Madison, Wisconsin, over the summer was sentenced to 4 1/2 in federal...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 91 min read
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Wisconsin Advisor Sentenced
A former financial advisor based in Wisconsin was sentenced in federal court in Milwaukee to 24 months’ incarceration for committing an...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 92 min read
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Fees on Mutual Funds Add Up - and the theft continues
Cambridge Investment Research, Edward Jones, and Osaic Wealth are paying a combined total of more than $8.2 million to customers who...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 61 min read
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Firm Fined Millions for Elder Fraud
Wells Fargo has to pay nearly $3.4 million to the estate of an elderly investor who accused the firm and one of its advisors of failing...
Colleen MacFarlane
Jan 61 min read
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More Financial Quiz Questions
1.     The most important financial decision to make in the construction of your investable assets is asset allocation.     T         ...
Colleen MacFarlane
Dec 30, 20241 min read
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Financial Quiz Questions
1.     It is perfectly reasonable to ignore your financial portfolio once you’ve begun working with a trusted financial planner.  ...
Colleen MacFarlane
Dec 30, 20241 min read
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Debt News - Watch Yours this Holiday Season!!!
Meanwhile, Debt.com ’s annual shopping survey highlights the increasing reliance on credit to fund holiday expenses . Two-thirds of...
Colleen MacFarlane
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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Debt is part of long-term financial planning, too!
As holiday shopping kicks into high gear, new surveys from Achieve reveal how mounting expenses and the growing reliance on credit are...
Colleen MacFarlane
Dec 18, 20241 min read
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