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September 23, 2016
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Blog, Securities Fraud
Red Flags Every Investor Should be Aware of Investor Alert: Investor Red Flags – From the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Investment offers may promise to pay sky-high returns for what are at best extremely risky propositions — and at worst are pure frauds. Here’s a list of red flags: If it
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September 2, 2011
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Andrew Haigney recently wrote an interesting article for businessinsider.com where he called investment advice “one of the greatest scams of our time.” His motivation for writing his article was to expand on the theme of Yale University’s Chief Investment Officer David Swensen’s August NY Times Opinion piece
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August 30, 2011
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As a national securities litigation law firm and investor protection advocate, the firm sees all types of securities fraud. The firm has put together a top 10 list of the most common types of securities fraud to come through the firm’s offices. #10 – Insider Trading – Brokers sometimes recommend trades
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August 29, 2011
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A recent Money Magazine article featured on CNN.com does an excellent job in offering advice on how to protect senior parents from being taken advantage of by a financial advisor or investment fraud. Unscrupulous financial advisors often take advantage of retired investors and it can result in a comfortable retirement
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June 29, 2011
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According to the Investment News, as part of a settlement with eight states and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Raymond James Financial Inc. will buy back $300 million in auction-rate securities from clients and pay a fine of $1.7 million. The states in charge of the settlement are Florida and Texas. Other
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April 12, 2011
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Have you lost money in a reverse convertible note? The White Law Group may be able to help. The firm is currently investigating whether brokerage firm’s improperly sold reverse convertible notes to investors without disclosing the risks of the complex products. Reverse convertibles, generally marketed to
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March 5, 2011
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The White Law Group is investigating potential securities fraud claims on behalf of investors involving broker-dealers recommending that investors invest in inappropriate oil and gas / energy partnerships and highly speculative private placement investments. Oil and gas partnerships and private placements are
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February 16, 2011
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According to the Investment News, National Securities Corp. is the latest broker-dealer to face disciplinary action from Finra over the sale of private placements gone bust. According to National Securities’ profile on Finra’s BrokerCheck system, the firm received a Wells notice last month from the
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February 3, 2011
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Broker-dealer sales of opaque and illiquid private investments are squarely in the sights of securities regulators at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. In fact, Regulation D private placements and “close cousin” non-traded real estate investment trusts are listed as the first and second areas of
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January 24, 2011
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Have you suffered investment losses in the Cole Credit Property Trust REIT? The White Law Group may be able to help. The White Law Group is investigating potential securities fraud claims on behalf of investors who purchased risky REIT investments like Cole Credit Property Trust REIT at the recommendation of their
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