Commission Shaving: How to Detect It and What to Do About It
Commission shaving is the quiet, incremental underpayment of IB commissions. Here is how to spot it in your statements, prove it with data, and stop it without burning the relationship.
30 Red Flags a Broker Will Scam Its Traders, and Ruin Your Name
A working checklist of 30 warning signs that a broker mistreats or defrauds its traders, so you can vet a partner before your referrals ever fund an account.
Broker Rebrands and Exit Scams: Spotting a Firm About to Vanish
A broker name change can be routine business, or the first stage of a wind-down. Here is the verification checklist that tells you which one you're looking at.