Rouge Broker Steals $1.3 Million From an 89-Year old!
By Mack Bekeza On July 2016, FINRA discovered that Travis Wetzel, a former broker who was originally barred from the industry in 2013, had been making fraudulent annuity withdrawal requests for an 89-year old’s Variable Annuity with Prudential. Once Prudential got wind of this, it immediately investigated the situation and discovered that the withdrawals were […]
The People’s Best Interest…The Battle Continues
By Mack Bekeza The official ruling for “fiduciaries,” meaning people who are legally bound in the best interest of retirement investors, will not take effect until April of 2017. However, the Department of Labor (“The DOL”) has been bombarded by lawsuits. This brings us to the recent filing from the National Association for Fixed Annuities (“NAFA”) in […]
Supreme Court to Fiduciaries: You Must Monitor Your Plans’ Investments!
Castle Rock Investment Company wanted to update you on a recent significant Supreme Court case. Last month, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision (9-0) in Tibble v. Edison International, ruling that plan sponsors are not only responsible for reviewing retirement plan investments but that they also have a “continuing duty to monitor […]