Unsuitability

Before an investment professional can make any recommendation to an investor, the investment professional must determine if the investment is suitable. FINRA Rule 2310 is referred to as the “suitability rule” in the securities industry. Rule 2310 requires the investment professional to get to know the investors in order to be able to make a recommendation that meets that particular clients investment needs. An investment professional should understand things such as the investor’s investment objectives, risk tolerance, occupation, age, and net worth. Understanding this information prior to making any recommendations is vital.

More often than not investment professionals either don’t take the time to truly understand what an investor’s particular investment needs, goals, and risk tolerance are, or this information is ignored. A few examples of unsuitable investment recommendations include elderly investors that are recommended long-term investments, investors with short time horizons being invested in the stock market or mutual funds, tax deferred variable annuities being sold to investors in retirement accounts, tax-free municipal bonds being sold to investors in retirement accounts, CD investors being sold high yield bonds or high yield bond funds, young professionals being sold annuities, structured products being sold to investors needing safe income, and concentrated investments strategies being sold to any investor. This list represents only a few examples. Any time an investment professional fails to make an investment recommendation that meets a client’s investment needs and objectives, a potential suitability claim is present.

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