Phil Donnahue Williamson, a Miami investment advisor, was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with taking money from his investment fund and defrauding investors, which included several local teachers and law enforcement officers. The SEC is accusing Phil Donnahue Williamson with conducting a Ponzi scheme with money he raised for the Sterling Investment […]

Soreide Law Group, (888) 760-6552, obtained the following summation of information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, October, 2013.” Karen Yvonne Geiger (CRD #1456604, Registered Representative, Akron, Ohio) was fined $15,000, which includes disgorgement of commissions received of $2,000, and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 30 […]

Soreide Law Group, (888) 760-6552, obtained the following summation of information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, October, 2013.” Karen Yvonne Geiger (CRD #1456604, Registered Representative, Akron, Ohio) was fined $15,000, which includes disgorgement of commissions received of $2,000, and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 30 […]

In an article in the Wall Street Journal, Feb. 11, 2013, Matthew Heimer writes that ever since the Federal Reserve started pushing interest rates to new lows, it’s been a common theme for retirees and other conservative investors accepting more risk to get a decent income from their portfolios. Last week LPL Financial Holdings agreed […]

In a June 20, 2011, article from Bloomberg News, it was reported that Massachusetts' top securities regulator is suing RBC Capital Markets LLC and one of its former registered representatives over the sale of leveraged exchange-traded funds, saying they sold them to clients who didn't understand how the investments worked. The Massachusetts Secretary of the […]