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	<title>Investor Watchdog - Finance Education &#187; Bryan Beatty</title>
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		<title>Banned Broker appointed to Township Trustee Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Beatty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Cincinnati , OH Kevin O&#8217;Brien was banned from the securities industry by FINRA the industry regulatory body. 2 months later he was chosen to manage the towns $35 million dollar budget.

Why is this important?
Mr. O&#8217;Brien is still holding himself out as a financial advisor/professional and was appointed to a local political position. Corruption in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Seniors from Investment Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Beatty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a filing with FINRA titled &#8211; FINRA Bars Former New York Broker for Defrauding Elderly Investor of More Than $500,000. 
Do you worry about protecting you loved ones from being taken advantage? You should. It is not uncommon for unscrupulous insurance agents and brokers or advisors to pose as a specialist in the senior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do broker or advisor steer clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Beatty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ameriprise to pay $17.3 million to settle case with the SEC. http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090719/REG/307199991&#38;ht=ameriprise
One of the things that clients or prospective clients need to do is ask why a particular investment was recommended. Many people do. What they don&#8217;t ask however is how much do you get paid to recommend that investment. They should know how their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Client Due Diligence Can Help Protect Assets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Beatty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Southard stole $1.83 million from clients. At the time he was working with Ameriprise then named American Express Financial Advisors where he was suspended and allowed to resign. If a&#160;prospective client&#160;checked&#160; the registration report on this broker they would have seen in September 13, 2003 that Ameriprise &#34;settled in the field offered unregistered securities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 14:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bryan Beatty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I watch too much TV that is for sure. I am positive the most often run commercial is for gold. Why is that even important? I think that is a fair question. I want you to think back to the last time everyone could make money in real estate was the most aired commercial. One [...]]]></description>
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