It’s interesting how the securities business goes in cycles. Over 20 years ago, my former employer Prudential Securities (now Wells Fargo Advisors) had problems with limited partnerships. At the time, the Prudential Securities name became synonymous with limited partnership sales, [...]
In May of last year, the State of Florida amended its registration rules regarding the criminal histories of stockbroker applicants. The amendment assigns year values for specified crimes. Those year values then disqualify an applicant according to its terms. For [...]
I am outraged. It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of Securities America, the hapless offspring of American Express Financial Services (now Ameriprise). In fact, I’m kind of embarrassed that I own Ameriprise stock, if for the only [...]
To anyone with a pulse and half a brain, this should come as no surprise. Jesup & Lamont Securities Corp., the poorly-run broker-dealer that swallowed up other broker-dealers, has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. Using Chapter 11, the [...]
FINRA registered representatives have faced public disclosure for quite a while. In fact, public disclosure, including time before it was on the web, has been around for close to 20 years I think. Initially, a request was made in writing [...]
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