In a February 16th., 2012, article in InvestmentNews.com, Jason Kephart writes that John Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group Inc., believes low-cost, passive indexes are the best way to invest — as long as they're not offered through an exchange-traded fund. “There's no question that ETFs are the greatest trading innovation of the 21st century,” […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, January 2012.”   Andrew James Aragona (CRD #1320844, Registered Representative, Deerfield Beach, Florida)   was named as a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging that he recommended variable annuity switches to an elderly customer who had a moderate risk tolerance and a primary investment objective […]

In a February 17th., 2012, article for InvestmentNews.com, Bruce Kelly writes that a broker formally affiliated with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc. and LPL Financial LLC was arrested in Oregon this month for allegedly stealing $584,000 from three investors. The now ex-broker, James Scott McKee, was charged Feb. 9 […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, January 2012.”   Tyge Thomas Tuccillo (CRD #3075541, Registered Representative, Venice, 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, Tuccillo consented to the […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA's website's "January, 2012, Disciplinary Actions:"   Jason Christopher Dayton aka Jason Krupar (CRD #4504624, Registered Principal, Oviedo, 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 20 business days. The […]

The following information is excerpts from the article on the FINRA website.  The fact that a product is “complex” indicates that it presents an additional risk to retail investors because its complexity adds a further dimension to the investment decision process beyond the fundamentals of market forces. This may be the case even though the complexity […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is currently investigating the following investments. If your stock broker or financial advisor recommended any of the following investments, and you sustained a significant loss of your investment. call 888-760-6552 for a free consultation. ABS Fund, LLC EJF Income Fund, LP RJO Global Fund Rogers International Raw Materials Fund L.P. Salient MLP […]

Dawson James Securities, Inc. (CRD® #130645, Boca Raton, Florida), Albert James Poliak (CRD #1270681, Registered Principal, Parkland, Florida), and Douglas Fulton Kaiser (CRD #1674570, Registered Principal, Deerfield Beach, Florida)   submitted Offers of Settlement in which the firm was censured and fined $90,000. Poliak, Dawson’s CEO, and Kaiser, who acted at times as both the […]

Joseph Alphonse Vitale (CRD #5223467, Registered Representative, Boca Raton, Florida)   has been barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Vitale failed to respond to FINRA requests for information.   (FINRA Case #2009017585202)   This information is from FINRA’s website’s Disciplinary Actions, December, 2011.   […]