Do we need a lawyer to recoup our $200,000.?

Hopefully your money was not subjected to the financial advisor's outside sales activity. You most probably should retain an attorney to demand...

It is best to seek a securities attorney with experience in securities regulation. Giving the sort of advice you are asking in this forum would be...

Is it illegal to sell these restricted shares?

If the stock certificate has a restrictive legend then your re-sales will be limited pursuant to Rule 144. Your brokerage firm can tell you what...

Given my "Details," may I pursue such an endeavor without securing any licenses or registering with the SEC or Texas?

Generally you are not an investment adviser if you are the publisher of a bona fide newspaper, news magazine or business or financial publication...

Is their anything illegal about mailing out a letter like this, asking people in invest in my company, and paying them interest?

This is a classic example of soliciting sales of securities in your company and therefore subject to Federal and state securities laws. ...

Investing with financial advisor

Your question generates more questions. Is the financial advisor a licensed broker with a registered broker-dealer? Are you saying he is...

Surrender meaning two years after you leave a broker-dealer? No. Your BrokerCheck entry will remain.

What is the best way to setup this company. What licences and registrations I need ? What is the criteria of soliciting funds?

Your question will most likely require a detailed written response that you will probably only get from retaining a attorney experienced with...

Grandmother left me savings bonds in the bank and my mother cashed them out

Depends on the title of the bonds or account. If you are under the UGMA/UTMA age and your mother was custodian, she would have control over the...

Definitely a securities attorney experienced in handling negligent behavior of investment advisors, brokers including CFP practitioners. I was a...