Why Brookstreet Investors Were In The Dark
May 30, 2009
Dow Jones
New details in the Brookstreet Securities Corp. case support investor advocates’ calls for lifting the curtain higher on details of brokers’ transactions, particularly how brokers are compensated and their use of margin accounts. The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday filed fraud charges against 10 former brokers for Brookstreet, an Irvine, Calif., brokerage that collapsed […]
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Though barred, rogue brokers often find work
May 24, 2009
Investment News
Bruce Kelly
regulators say there is a shortfall of data for investors when it comes to such cases. Keeping track of rogue brokers is a tricky business, particularly when they leave or are booted from the confines of the securities industry, but keep peddling financial products. Take, for example, Jeffrey Forrest, who no longer sells securities through […]
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North State Man Accused of Bilking Investors Out of Millions in Ponzi Scheme
May 22, 2009
KNVN 24 TV
Ryan Bakhtiari was interviewed for this segment on KNVN 24 News.
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COMPLIANCE WATCH: Unlisted REITs Draw Scrutiny From Finra
April 1, 2009
Dow Jones
Suzanne Barlyn
Regulators’ newly signaled concern over sales of non-traded and private real-estate investment trusts, or REITs, may be focused on dealings with seniors and with disclosure of just how illiquid these instruments are. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or Finra, is conducting a sweep of broker-dealer sales and promotion practices related to non-exchange-traded and private REITs, […]
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Panel Awards $8.8M to SLO-based WealthWise Clients
March 24, 2009
San Luis Obispo Tribune
SLO County investors put money in risky hedge fund promoted as safe by adviser, regulator says More than $8.8 million has been awarded to a group of San Luis Obispo County investors – clients of Jeffrey Forrest of WealthWise LLC in San Luis Obispo – who lost millions in what amounted to a risky hedge […]
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