Month: September 2015
SEC Issues Investor Bulletin on Non-Traded REITs
On August 31, 2015, the SEC Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued a bulletin to educate investors about the risks of non-traded REITs. The bulletin noted many of the downsides associated with non-traded REIT’s for small investors, including the following: Lack of liquidity/inability to be readily sold in the marketplace at a favorable price. […]
Read PostFINRA Issues Bond Liquidity Investor Alert
The past several years have seen a volatile bond market in which many investors have sustained unanticipated bond principal valuation losses. While a bond is typically designed to afford investors the full value of their original investment at the time of their maturity, volatility in the bond in the financial markets has seen many investors […]
Read PostInvestors Sustain Catastrophic REIT Losses
The past ten years has seen an explosion of brokerage sales activity largely involving non-traded REIT investments. REIT’s are Real Estate Investment Trusts which are not publicly traded in the conventional securities markets and exchanges and thus they can be illiquid and an inappropriate investment for any investors. Popular REIT investments include: American Reality Capital […]
Read PostFINRA Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE)
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has developed a system for the mandatory reporting of most bond transactions in the United States. All broker/dealers who are members of FINRA are required to report transactions and corporate bonds to the TRACE System under rules approved by the SEC. These rules were designed to bring transparency to […]
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