David Baines

Stockwatch story of the week: Risky option trading program blew up despite "dynamite insurance" tinyurl.com/7rf97j8

Financial advisor Roberta Mayer leads elderly Nanaimo couple to financial calamity. In Saturday's Vancouver Sun.

Where in the world is banned mutual fund salesman Michael Labrick Harvey? tinyurl.com/7tt9jrw

Richmond man sold shares illegally, faces lengthy suspension. tinyurl.com/7doe2wc

BCSC hearing scuttled: Not enough evidence to support insider trading charge. tinyurl.com/7yrk3kq

Charitable donation tax-credit schemes need to be regulated. Third and final story on the VIA Project donation scheme. tinyurl.com/74vmwgx

Vancouver stock promoter Louis Dion charged in FBI sting operation. tinyurl.com/8xr7wrb

Canada Revenue Agency to taxpayers: Act naturally and you will be reassessed. tinyurl.com/7gbueq8

IIROC punts stockbroker who loaded up 82-year-old longshoreman with high-risk stocks. tinyurl.com/6rcuqhq

Herb Capozzi's greatest fear was that he would end up with my personality. tinyurl.com/729t5hb

The show must go on: A retrospective on the life and times of sports, business and political personality Herb Capozzi. tinyurl.com/6qllkvj

Another "natural person" convicted of tax evasion. Also, lawsuit against Ozzie Jurock certified as class action. tinyurl.com/74wf3bo

Riding quietly into the sunset: Errant professionals resign with little explanation to the public. Check my blog at tinyurl.com/74wf3bo

Read my column in today's Vancouver Sun about "natural persons" who go to unnatural lengths to evade taxes. tinyurl.com/c69d26g

Stockbroker in regulatory trouble for loading up elderly client on speculative securities. Check my blog at tinyurl.com/77bdgmk