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SEC charges American Portfolios Advisors for misleading disclosures and falsified records

American Portfolios Advisers wensite

Vlada Gurvich

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A routine SEC exam exposed backdated documents, hidden fee markups, and executive complicity.

In a stark reminder of the costs of compliance failure, the SEC has settled the enforcement actions against American Portfolios Advisors (APA) and two of its former executives for a string of fiduciary and disclosure breaches.

The firm, once a registered financial adviser, misled clients about fee structures tied to

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