Leveling the playing field on fraud.
Protecting pro athletes from fraud and dishonest business practices in finance.
Do you know how your money is invested and spent?
the best advisor?
Will your financial advisor work in your best interest? What products is he incentivized to sell?
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Start a career on the right financial path.
deter FRAUD
A lack of oversight is responsible for nearly half of frauds, and the monitoring and audits of accounts result in the largest deduction in fraud.
BrightLights continuously monitors your investment and bank accounts to increase accountability & decrease your risk of fraud.
Trust But VERIFY
For veteran athletes who have never reviewed their accounts for fraudulent withdrawals, unsuitable investments, or conflicts of interest, BrightLights' Deep Dive will review years of past activity to ensure you have a clean bill of financial health for retirement.
Don't become another statistic.
Pro athletes lost $500 million to fraud from 2004 - 2017.
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BrightLights focuses on the following:
Financial Advisors
Investments
Bank Accounts
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An independent advocate for athletes to stop fraud & abuse.
BrightLights Founder, David Byrne, interviewed by CNBC's "Halftime Report" contributor and CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, Josh Brown. Josh has been named by The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and TIME as the most important financial follow on Twitter (@ReformedBroker).
PRNewswire: Vanguard Sports Forms Strategic Alliance with BrightLights
BrightLights Presentation at NCAA's Elite Student-Athlete Symposium for Men's Basketball
Former NFL All-Pro and NFL Man of the Year, Nnamdi Asomugha:
"I majored in finance at the University of California at Berkeley, but even that didn’t prepare me for protecting my money as a professional athlete. For athletes, it’s extremely tough to trust people with your finances. It’s so easy to be victimized. It’s crazy. It’s happened to me as an NFL player, to be honest. I think it’s happened to 99% of players in the league.”
- Source: Interview with Wealthsimple