Form ADV: The Free Document That Exposes Everything Your Financial Advisor Hides
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Form ADV: The Free Document That Exposes Everything Your Financial Advisor Hides

    Form ADV: The Free Document That Exposes Everything Your Financial Advisor Hides 95% of investors have never read their advisor's Form ADV. It's free, it's public, and it reveals every fee, conflict, and disciplinary...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··11 min read
    SEC Fraud Alert: How a Fake Form ADV Fooled Investors in 2026
    Regulatory & Compliance

    SEC Fraud Alert: How a Fake Form ADV Fooled Investors in 2026

    18 million default judgment against AI Financial Education Foundation Ltd. for filing false Form ADV disclosures claiming $10 million in AUM, a Denver office, and a private fund that did not exist. Th

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··8 min read
    LP Agreement Red Flags: 8 Clauses That Can Cost You Everything as a Private Fund Investor
    Alternative Investments

    LP Agreement Red Flags: 8 Clauses That Can Cost You Everything as a Private Fund Investor

    LP Agreement Red Flags: 8 Clauses That Cost Investors Most limited partners sign their LPA and never read it again, until something goes wrong. Eight specific clause types, documented in SEC enforceme

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··12 min read
    Form ADV: How to Read It Before You Hire Any Financial Adviser
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Form ADV: How to Read It Before You Hire Any Financial Adviser

    FORM ADV: HOW TO READ IT BEFORE YOU HIRE ANY FINANCIAL ADVISER TL;DR Form ADV is the mandatory SEC disclosure document that every registered investment adviser must file. You need to read it before yo

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
    Form ADV: How to Check Your Investment Adviser Before You Write a Check
    Regulatory & Compliance

    Form ADV: How to Check Your Investment Adviser Before You Write a Check

    The SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) database lets you search any registered investment adviser's full Form ADV in seconds, for free. As of 2024, 15,870 SEC-registered RIAs manage...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··6 min read
    Yieldstreet Is Now Willow Wealth — and the $208 Million in Investor Losses Explain the Name Change
    Alternative Investments

    Yieldstreet Is Now Willow Wealth — and the $208 Million in Investor Losses Explain the Name Change

    Yieldstreet Is Now Willow Wealth — and the $208 Million in Investor Losses Explain the Name Change TL;DR: In October/November 2025, Yieldstreet quietly rebranded to Willow Wealth and scrubbed its…

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··13 min read
    Yieldstreet Is Now Willow Wealth. Here's What Happened to $208 Million in Investor Capital.
    Capital Raising

    Yieldstreet Is Now Willow Wealth. Here's What Happened to $208 Million in Investor Capital.

    Yieldstreet Is Now Willow Wealth. Here's What Happened to $208 Million in Investor Capital. CNBC's three-part investigation, completed December 5, 2025 , confirmed that Yieldstreet investors lost a...

    Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read