If you find paperwork behind filing cabinets and client checks in your clothes hamper, the securities industry is not for you. Fastidiousness is neccary. Registered firms that accept client monies and/or securities for investing and/or safekeeping must keep accurate records of all this stuff.
You better believe that the Uniform Securities Act includes a blurb on their love for recordkeeping. Here, see for yourself:
"Every registered broker-dealer and investment adviser shall make and keep such...
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