Why is it that….

The state of Florida adopts a spiffy new set of investor protections, yet says complaints against bad stockbrokers or investment advisors cannot be made public?

That’s what I learned in examining the case of Gary J. Gross, which you’ll see in the newspaper today. And here:
http://tr.im/xT6Y

I don’t get why you can’t know if a lot of other investors have a problem with the person you’re going to for advice. You could know this if it was a doctor. Are financial relationships any less important?