Finance executives will be closely watching how Biden handles the coming internal Democratic fight between centrists and progressives that threatens to increase regulation and dent profits.
If Joe Biden is the winner of Tuesday's election, a Republican Senate could make it more difficult to overturn Trump-era regulations and enact the Biden agenda that would most impact financial advisors.
Terrence Chalk used the alias 'Dr. Terrence Cash' to keep clients from learning about his criminal record and convinced retirees to invest their savings, which he used for his own expenses, according to the SEC.
Critics worry that the latest rule changes will weaken investor protections by expanding the number of investors who could access the markets yet would be unable to sustain heavy losses.