Called for a VP at our office.  When I said he was in a meeting, the guy slammed the phone down.  Said his name was Randall from National Securities.

Very pushy person and annoying at the same time. told them to NEVER call again. I will have to contact my carrier to block this call.

"Randy" from Forte Bank called 12 times in less than 10 minutes then proceeded to leave 3 hang up voicemails. So I decided to call "Randy" from Forte Bank back repeatedly. By call number 3 he finally answered in a very annoyed tone. I spoke to his manager about this and he assured me that our company would not be called again and apologized for his employees behavior.

Thank you for this post as it is the first time I have seen a connection made between the "National Securities" scumbags and "Forte Bank."

As most of us who have been dealing with this crap for a long time know the names this vermin use (e.g. in your case "Randy") are rarely, if ever, legitimate.

I'm not sure why you are referring to these licensed brokers as "scum bags" or insinuating they are illegitimate. Investing in biotech/pharmaceutical companies creates science and research jobs and can be a great way to diversify a portfolio.