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Richard W. Stopa

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CRD#: 2368388
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Professional summary


Richard William Stopa was barred by the FINRA from acting as a broker or investment advisor or otherwise associating with a broker-dealer firm.

Richard is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1993. Prior to being barred, Richard had worked at 5 firms, which includes STRATEGIC ASSETS INC., MASON HILL & CO. INC., ALDEN CAPITAL MARKETS INC., LADENBURG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC., PRUCO SECURITIES LLC..

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No

Aliases


Richard W Stopa | Richard Stopa

Other business activities


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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)


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Experience


Past

September 16, 1999 - October 30, 2001

STRATEGIC ASSETS INC.

BD
CRD#: 37590
MELVILLE, NY
Past

July 14, 1998 - June 9, 1999

MASON HILL & CO., INC.

BD
CRD#: 38308
NEW YORK, NY
Past

June 17, 1998 - July 30, 1998

ALDEN CAPITAL MARKETS, INC.

BD
CRD#: 25314
NEW YORK, NY
Past

August 31, 1995 - March 5, 1998

LADENBURG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC.

BD
CRD#: 14623
BETHPAGE, NY
Past

September 3, 1993 - July 14, 1994

PRUCO SECURITIES, LLC.

BD
CRD#: 5685
NEWARK, NJ

State Registrations and Notice Filings


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Exams


State Security Law Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
General Industry/Product Exam
Principal/Supervisory Exam

Current Firm


SA
STRATEGIC ASSETS INC.
STRATEGIC ASSETS INC.

CRD#: 37590 / SEC#: , 8-47815

BD
Cancelled by SEC on 10/04/2006
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Mailing Address
Phone number
Established
New York since 08/17/1994
Firm type
Corporation
Fiscal year end
December
# of Employees

Documents


Direct owners and executive officers


NamePositionCRD#
APPEL, RANDALL STEPHENPRESIDENT
APPEL, RANDALL STEPHENPRESIDENT737169

Disclosures


Regulatory Event6
Arbitration2

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Company Information


STRATEGIC ASSETS INC.

CRD#: 37590

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