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February 27, 2017
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Are you aware of how much you are paying in mutual fund fees? It’s important to be aware of all the mutual fund fees associated with any fund you invest in since they affect your bottom line. You can find a detailed description of the fees a fund charges in the fund’s prospectus. Be sure to …
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January 13, 2017
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Time to fire your Financial Advisor? Partnering with a trustworthy advisor will help you protect your money and also make the right decisions to help it grow. Unfortunately, it isn’t always a match made in Heaven. Here are some questions to help you decide if it’s time to make a change: Does your financial advisor
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January 12, 2017
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Red Flags for Senior Investor Older Americans are often the targets of investment fraud. The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy recently issued Updated Investor Alert to help seniors identify signs, Red Flags, that what is offered as an investment may actually be a fraud. Below are five “red
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January 12, 2017
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Arbitration and mediation are two distinct ways of resolving securities and employment disputes between and among investors, brokerage firms and individual brokers, and offer a prompt and inexpensive way of resolving issues. Investors can file an arbitration claim or request mediation through FINRA when they have a
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February 13, 2012
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According to a recent study, it appears that many financial professionals “tend to overstate their qualifications and services.” The investmentnews.com recently reported on the study done by Cerulli Associates Inc. in which they studied the responses of upwards of 1,500 “financial intermediaries.” A Cerulli
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February 6, 2012
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According to a recent release from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), they have “charged the holding company for one of Florida’s largest banks and its top executive with misleading investors about growing problems in one of its significant loan portfolios early in the financial crisis.” The SEC has
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January 13, 2012
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According to a recent article from investmentnews.com, investors in the nontraded Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I were informed at the end of the year that the estimated value of their investment had decline 46% from last year’s valuation. The value per unit of the Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I is now
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January 3, 2012
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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it has amended its rules to exclude the value of a person’s home from net worth calculations used to determine whether an individual may invest in certain unregistered securities offerings. The changes were made to conform the SEC’s definition of an
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December 19, 2011
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Have you suffered losses due to your investment with Brian A. Bjork, Select Asset Management and/or his late business partner David Salinas (or his entities)? If you have, The White Law Group may be able to assist you in recovering some of your losses through a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) dispute
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December 6, 2011
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The USA Today recently ran a story in which they gave some tips on diligently selecting a financial advisor and encouraged investors to conduct research and ask questions prior to selecting one. Their article notes that in today’s investment environment where Ponzi Schemes and other frauds are plentiful, there are
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