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Daniel Christopher Walsh , a Galveston oilman who made money by keeping investor funds in his pockets – not in the ground, drilling wells –was sentenced to 18 years in state prison on July 12 after reaching a plea agreement in his fraud trial in Wichita County. Walsh pleaded guilty to money...

In soliciting Texans for investments in oil wells promising annualized returns of up to 70%, Michael E. Patman of Woodland Resources LLC is touting his decades of earning profits for investors through oil and gas drilling programs. Patman’s public record, however, shows a gusher of debt and a long...

Grove Capital Management Inc . paid a $5,000 fine and has been ordered to improve its compliance procedures after failing for eight years to use a form designed to provide disclosures to clients in plain language. Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles on July 9 entered a Disciplinary Order...

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), marking 100 years of protecting investors, will hold its annual meeting Sept. 8-10 in Austin. Registration is now open for the meeting, which will bring together securities regulators from U.S. states, the District of Columbia...

Metals.com , a firm accused of convincing older Texans to liquidate securities held with registered investment firms and use the proceeds to buy precious metals, has agreed to offer a full refund to 84 Texas investors. The amount of refunds will be made public once all investors have had the chance...

The following are summaries of administrative actions the Texas State Securities Board took from April 1 through June 30, 2019: FxBitGlobe: Emergency Cease and Desist Order Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles entered an Emergency Cease and Desist Order on April 9 to stop FxBitGlobe from...

Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles on June 28 entered three emergency cease and desist orders against promoters of fraudulent cryptocurrency-related investments who are soliciting Texas residents through Facebook “work from home” forums. The orders stem from an initiative by the...

A pension provides something extremely valuable to any retiree: Guaranteed income. A pension pays a monthly annuity for the life of the pension holder. If you are a retiree receiving an annuity, or an active employee in a government or private pension plan, you know its value. But a pension also...

Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles on June 6 sanctioned two Dallas-area investment adviser representatives for selling unsuitable investments to clients. The Commissioner suspended investment adviser representative Mark A. Trewitt for 90 days for selling unsuitable investments to clients...

View this Investor Alert, Self-Directed IRAs: More Choices, More Risk , in a print-ready format. Investing for retirement usually means buying stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a workplace retirement plan like a 401(k) or in your own Individual Retirement Account (IRA). If you want to buy...