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November 9, 2022
FINRA fines Wedbush Securities for misrepresentations regarding payments on certain bonds and for failing to deliver required disclosures to thousands of the firm’s customers. The Los Angeles-based wealth management, brokerage and clearing firm, which has 540 registered individuals in 40 branches nationwide, agreed to pay the fines and be subject to censure without admitting or […]
May 4, 2022
Spring Hills Holdings, LLC Investment Review Spring Hills Holdings, LLC is a health care owner-operator offering a “senior care investment opportunity,” according to the DI Wire. The company filed a Form D to raise capital from investors in 2017, with a total offering amount of $25,000,000, as per SEC filings. Additional offerings followed. Spring Hills […]
April 25, 2022
On April 20, 2022, GWG Holdings, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. This filing came after the company defaulted in February 2022 on life-settlement backed bonds amounting to $1.6 billion. The default has raised concerns regarding the financial stability of the company and […]
January 12, 2022
A prudent investment strategy starts with an asset allocation suitable for the portfolio’s objective. The allocation should be built upon reasonable expectations for risk and returns and should use diversified investments to avoid exposure to unnecessary risks. Both asset allocation and diversification are rooted in the idea of balance. Because all investments involve risk, investors […]
September 13, 2021
SPAC deals are swiftly falling from grace as $75 billion of value has evaporated in just six months, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The collective value of 137 deals that closed by mid-February has plunged 25% since the start of the year, totaling $75 billion in lost value, according to the Journal, citing a […]