If your stockbroker sold you improper, excessively risky investments, or — failed to disclose the riskiness of what appeared as an otherwise conservative investment, and as a result you lost your shirt — then today’s story will be especially relevant.

J.P. Turner Fined $250,000 for Failing to Supervise Commissions Charged on
Stock Trades
Washington, D.C. - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
announced today that it has imposed a $250,000 fine against J.P. Turner &
Company, LLC of Atlanta, GA, for failing to have an adequate supervisory
system designed to ensure that its registered representatives charged
customers fair and reasonable commissions [...]

The Guiliano Law Firm Launches Securities Fraud Investigation Against Wall Street Firms
 
Philadelphia, PA (MarketWire) November 6, 2008 – The Guiliano Law Firm, P.C., a leading securities lawyer firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania announced today it is actively investigating and pursuing securities fraud claims against certain securities broker-dealers resulting from the risky or unsuitable recommendation of securities.
 
Investment [...]

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