James K. Couture, a former broker of LPL Financial, has been barred from the industry by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after he recently pleaded guilty to charges against him relating to a theft of $2.8 million from 6 clients. This was the second time he had pleaded guilty. The formerly Sutton, Massachusetts-based broker […]
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Even with the 2008-2009 financial crisis in the rear-view mirror, some of the most trusted names in the financial services industry have paid substantial fines and penalties since 2010. Goodjobsfirst.org/ViolationTracker.com and FINRA Brokercheck websites provide the following examples: Bank of America According to the Violation Tracker website (goodjobsfirst.org/violation-tracker.com), penalty and fines (since 2010) for Bank
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Many investors are seeing substantial losses in the stock market. Too often, investors lose money in the stock market and don’t know what to do. The common question we receive is, “Can I sue my financial advisor?” The answer is that you can sue your financial advisor to recover losses. One of the common reasons
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An investment strategy designed to maximize the probability of returns while minimizing risk? Haven’t we heard that before? Minimizing risk while delivering consistent returns is exactly what UBS‘s Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES) set out to do, with its supposedly low connectivity with any single stock or even the market at large. But real life often
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