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September 11, 2017
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Financial fraud routinely follows on the heels of disaster. Sadly, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma figure to be no different. Often after such disasters people unsolicited phone calls, emails and texts, including from messaging apps, about investments that exploit a variety of hurricane-related opportunities.
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May 8, 2013
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The White Law Group continues to investigate the sale of a private debt offering in Erickson Retirement Communities by brokerage firms who may have failed to perform adequate due diligence when recommending these products to clients. As reported in an earlier post here, the Erickson Retirement Communities filed for
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April 25, 2013
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The following is a brief breakdown of the FINRA Eligibility Rule and caselaw applicable to its application: FINRA Rule 12206 reads as follows: “12206. Time Limits (a) Time Limitation on Submission of Claims No claim shall be eligible for submission to arbitration under the Code where six years have elapsed from
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April 1, 2013
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According to a new Accenture survey of 400 financial advisors and 1,000 investors in the United States, advisors are three times more likely to describe clients as “very knowledgeable” about investing than investors do themselves (42% vs. 12%, respectively). According to reports, the study also indicated the
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February 21, 2013
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Have you suffered losses in an Erickson Retirement Facilities Bond? If so, the securities attorneys of The White Law Group may be able to help you recover your losses through FINRA arbitration. Erickson Retirement Communities was founded 26 years ago by John Erickson, who is credited with pioneering the large,
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February 12, 2013
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According to a report in Reuters, an investment adviser must pay a total of $1.8 million to a group of investors in a securities arbitration ruling involving losses tied to leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds. This is significant win for investors who suffered losses in these types of investments. The
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January 30, 2013
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According to reports, the Investment Program Association, a national trade association representing companies that offer direct investments in real estate, recently announced that it is launching its first certification course in the IPA Alternative Investment Proficiency Certification Series covering nontraded Real
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November 30, 2012
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) recently charged a Chicago-based investment adviser and his firm with defrauding clients and others who were promised returns that would “beat the market” for investing in a private equity fund they managed. What investors didn’t know was the fund was failing
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November 7, 2012
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The White Law Group is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration, investor protection and securities regulatory/compliance law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Boca Raton, Florida. The firm’s securities fraud practice typically involves representing defrauded investors in claims against
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September 19, 2012
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The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged the co-founder of a Chicago-based investment firm with misleading investors in two private equity offerings, and charged the other co-founder with supervisory failures related to the offerings. Advanced Equities Inc. – a broker-dealer and investment advisory
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