December 21, 2018

Advisory firms American Portfolios Advisers Inc. and PPS Advisors Inc., together with PPS’s CEO/CIO, Lawrence Nicholas Passaretti, will pay more than $1.8 million to settle SEC charges that they improperly recommended mutual fund share classes that paid 12b-1 fees to the firms’ representatives.  In addition, the companies misrepresented to customers that their advisors did not receive 12b-1 fees and/or only selected more expensive share classes when less expensive classes were not available.  SEC

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