Series 63: Recommending Securities The Professional Trades In

Recommending Securities the Professional Trades In

Anytime an investment adviser recommends a security that she owns, the adviser must disclose this to the client. Advisers must also disclose if they are acting against the recommendations they provide to clients. This limits unethical professionals’ abilities to drive up or down the price of an investment by telling their clients to buy or sell, and then doing the opposite themselves.