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Cases / Investment funds & advisory

Principal Financial Strategies LLC, Safe Financial Strategies Inc.

Richard K. Booy

ReportedDec 22, 2016
LocationVernon Hills, IL
Amount$1,000,000

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Company / entity
Principal Financial Strategies LLC, Safe Financial Strategies Inc.
Industry
Purported no-risk guaranteed investments
How investors were recruited
Home visits with elderly clients (incl. a pastor and retirees)
Pitch & red flags
"guaranteed to return a profit"; no-risk; falsely implied affiliation with Principal Financial Group

Pitch phrases from this case

Source

U.S. Department of Justice official

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