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Big Bank Financial Inclusion Myth
Big banks jump on the latest trends with the term “financial inclusion” for the masses. But, is financial inclusion from big banks a myth? Recent news from Wells Fargo shows quite the opposite of inclusion from Wells Fargo by eliminating revolving lines of credit of users borrowing $3,000 to $100,000. Although this is financial exclusion,…
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COVID-19 & Teacher 403B Retirement Savings
I was doing my normal daily routine of looking at news and emails this morning when I came across a Reddit post about a teacher that resigned. The teacher had asthma and a partner with heart issues. The school was unwilling to work with the teachers need for telecommuting. So, the teacher resigned. Where’s the…
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SEC Pops Greedy EB-5 Lawyers
EB-5 is quite popular here in the Los Angeles area. Most of the construction downtown Los Angeles is from Chinese EB-5 money. It definitely attracts multiple participants because of the money involved. Although there is big money to be made in EB-5, it is highly regulated and difficult to successfully do. EB-5 is a way…
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CFTC Imposes Monetary Penalty/Permanently Bars Garen Ovsepyan, Sharpe Signa and Haeres Capital
The CFTC ordered a monetary penalty and permanently bans Garen Ovsepyan, Sharpe Signa LLC and Haeres Capital LLC from the commodities industry. The ban was for misrepresentation of $145 million vs $15 million assets under management (AUM). Also, the forex trading advisor was not registered as a CTA and claimed a false exemption from AUM. …
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SEC Investigates Pre-IPO Secondary Market
With all these Unicorns lately, the market for private stock has been getting hot. The SEC has alleged that NetCirq has violated federal securities laws regarding transactions involving Pre-IPO companies, swaps, and registration requirements.