SEC unit flags problematic investor products, practices

Its list includes private placements, variable annuities, non-traded Reits and binary options

Sat, Dec 27, 2014 - 5:50 AM

Washington

THE US securities investor watchdog office has unveiled its list of the top products and practices that bedevilled mom and pop investors in 2014. In an annual report on market activities, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the Investor Advocate said that private...