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August 31, 2010
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Blog, Securities Fraud
Whether you realized it at the time or not, when you established your brokerage account, you likely entered into an arbitration provision that provides that if you have a dispute with your broker you agree to waive your right to bring that claim in Court and to arbitrate that dispute through FINRA’s Dispute
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August 27, 2010
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Whether you realized it at the time or not, when you established your brokerage account, you likely entered into an arbitration provision that provides that if you have a dispute with your broker-dealer you agree to waive your right to bring that claim in Court and to arbitrate that dispute through FINRA’s Dispute
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July 16, 2010
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The White Law Group is investigating the sales practices of brokerage firms and insurance companies that market and sell equity indexed annuities to retired or elderly investors. Indexed Annuities are annuities that are typically tied to a particular stock market index such as the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones
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July 16, 2010
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The White Law Group is investigating possible securities fraud claims involving the Oppenheimer Champion Income Fund (OCHBX, OPCHX and OCHCX) and the Oppenheimer Core Bond Fund (OPIGX). Although marketed to investors as conservative investments, the Champion Fund and Core Bond Fund were extremely risky ventures,
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July 14, 2010
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A real estate investment trust or REIT is a tax designation for a corporation investing in real estate that reduces or eliminates corporate income taxes. In return, REITs are required to distribute 90% of their income, which may be taxable, into the hands of the investors. The REIT structure was designed to provide a
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June 30, 2010
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FINRA recently announced that Shawn Patrick Casuccio, a former financial advisor with Metlife Securities in Morgantown, West Virginia, has been barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Casuccio made material misrepresentations to induce customers to invest
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