{"id":10950,"date":"2023-01-31T17:20:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T22:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=10950"},"modified":"2023-01-31T17:20:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T22:20:18","slug":"sec-highlights-that-gwg-bonds-are-speculative-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/sec-highlights-that-gwg-bonds-are-speculative-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Highlights That GWG Bonds Are Speculative Investments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10403 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GWG02.jpg\" alt=\"A broker and his investment firm in Wausau, WI has been charged by the SEC after he was barred last year for defrauding clients.  Anthony B. \u201cTony\u201d Liddle, (CRD#:\u00a05478479) and his company, Prosper Wealth Management, convinced at least 13 of his clients to invest money in L-Bonds sold by GWG Holdings of Dallas, TX. As we\u2019ve blogged about previously, GWG Holdings ceased selling their speculative and risky L-Bonds prior to their bankruptcy in April of 2022. Liddle continued to \u201csell\u201d L-Bonds even after the company suspended their sale.\u00a0 Most of his clients were senior citizens.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GWG02.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GWG02-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A broker and his investment firm in Wausau, WI has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsaw.com\/2023\/01\/25\/sec-files-charges-against-fmr-wausau-broker-investment-agent\/\" target=\"_blank\">charged by the SEC<\/a> after he was barred last year for defrauding clients.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony B. \u201cTony\u201d Liddle, (CRD# <a href=\"https:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/individual\/summary\/5478479\" target=\"_blank\">5478479<\/a>) and his company, Prosper Wealth Management, convinced at least 13 of his clients to invest money in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/what-happened-to-all-the-money-at-gwg-holdings\/\" target=\"_blank\">L-Bonds sold by GWG Holdings of Dallas, TX<\/a>. As we\u2019ve blogged about previously, GWG Holdings ceased selling their speculative and risky L-Bonds prior to their bankruptcy in April of 2022. Liddle continued to \u201csell\u201d L-Bonds even after the company suspended their sale. Most of his clients were senior citizens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/sec-highlights-that-gwg-bonds-are-speculative-investments\/#more-10950\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A broker and his investment firm in Wausau, WI has been charged by the SEC after he was barred last year for defrauding clients. Anthony B. \u201cTony\u201d Liddle, (CRD# 5478479) and his company, Prosper Wealth Management, convinced at least 13 of his clients to invest money in L-Bonds sold by GWG Holdings of Dallas, TX. 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