Every verification report on this site is built from named primary sources, checked on a stated date, and written to a fixed standard. This page is that standard.
Sources we check
SEC IAPD (adviser registrations and Form ADV data), FINRA BrokerCheck (broker-dealer records), SEC EDGAR (filings), FCA Register and Warning List (UK), CFTC RED List, IOSCO I-SCAN alerts, RDAP registry data (domain age), the Wayback Machine (identity history) and DNS records (operational infrastructure). Each result card names its database — nothing on this site is “our score” without a source behind it.
What our verdicts mean
Records found: a registry match exists for the name; we then confirm the legal entity. Registration is oversight, not endorsement — registered firms can still perform badly or fail. No records: neutral for non-financial sites; a red flag only when combined with solicitation of deposits. Caution: forensic signals (very young domain, identity switches, no infrastructure) failed. Where a regulator has issued a warning, we quote the regulator, verbatim and linked — we do not convert registry data into accusations of our own.
Corrections
Registries update and firms change status. Every report carries its check date, profiles re-verify automatically from source APIs, and we correct errors fast: verify@recapinvesting.com.