The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary Actions, March, 2012:"   Dominick Amadeo Zavaglia Jr. (CRD #5500264, Registered Representative, Miami, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for six months. The fine must […]

The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary Actions, March, 2012:"   Allan Anthony Scheer (CRD #2775825, Registered Principal, Melbourne, Florida)   submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for four months. The fine is to be paid upon […]

The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary Actions, March, 2012:"   Sergio M. Ripamonti (CRD #2786045, Registered Representative, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Ripamonti consented […]

The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary Actions, March, 2012:   Erick Enrique Isaac (CRD #5691821, Registered Representative, Aventura, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Isaac consented to the […]

In a February 29, 2012, article from BrowardBulldog.org, Ann Henson Feltgen writes that a Broward County probate judge has nipped an alleged attempt to redirect a $3 million inheritance intended to care for four beloved show dogs following their owner’s death. Judge Mark Speiser threw out financial advisor Charles E. Bishop’s claim as inheritor of the estate […]

In an April 2nd., 2012, article on ThinkProgress.com, Travis Waldon writes that former Goldman Sachs trader Greg Smith publicly resigned three weeks ago, decrying the firm’s “toxic and destructive" culture in a scathing New York Times editorial. But it isn’t just traders at America’s biggest investment bank that view their clients as “muppets,” at least […]

In a March 30, 2012, article from InvestmentNews.com, Bruce Kelly writes that another major nontraded real estate investment trust has seen a sharp drop in its value — but is also stopping paying distributions to investors. The KBS Real Estate Investment Trust Inc., or KBS REIT I, told investors Monday it was cutting the value […]

THE FOLLOWING IS AN ARTICLE FROM THE SEC'S WEBSITE: "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that the United States District Court for the District of Colorado entered an Order amending a February 11, 2011 Final Judgment wherein Greenberg, without admitting or denying the Commission’s allegations, consented to the entry of a Final Judgment […]

The following article appeared on the SEC's website: "The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that on February 2, 2012, United States District Judge William C. Caldwell of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania entered an order imposing a $2,500,000 civil penalty jointly and severally against defendants Robert Glenn Bard and […]