Why Mortgage Planning is FINRA-Compliant

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulates broker-dealers and their registered representatives.  Over 10 years ago, FINRA issued a few investor alerts and notices regarding the use of mortgage funds for investment purposes.  Here are the direct links: http://www.finra.org/web/groups/industry/@ip/@reg/@notice/documents/notices/p012714.pdf http://www.finra.org/Investors/ProtectYourself/InvestorAlerts/MarginAndBorrowing/p005961 As you can tell by reading the notices, FINRA does not prohibit broker-dealers or their … Read more

On Boarding: What the Average Financial Advisor is Not Doing

The previous year was tough on all of us, but let’s hope those tough times stay away! Those times provided many challenges to us and our families and many people were hit with financial challenges that impacted them in new ways. On the other hand, the stock market performed incredibly well and the savings rate … Read more