by Broker Fraud | Apr 24, 2018 | Securities Fraud
Agatha Christie, the popular detective novel author, was once quoted as having said that where large sums of money are concerned it is advisable to trust no one. A federal court indictment issued on March 29 once again bears out the wisdom of Ms. Christie’s...
by Broker Fraud | Mar 26, 2018 | Securities Fraud
Traditionally when purchasing goods or services, Americans used money, issued by the U.S. government and its fiscal agent, the Federal Reserve System. Then, in 2009, Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, was created. Wikipedia defines cryptocurrency as a digital asset...
by Broker Fraud | Mar 7, 2018 | Securities Fraud
Millions of investors have lost money through brokerage fraud, misconduct and mismanagement. The following is an article about securities fraud involving a pump and dump scheme. SEC Charges U.K. Brokerage Firm, Investment Manager, CEO, and Others for Manipulative...
by Broker Fraud | Feb 27, 2018 | Securities Fraud
Below is a great article written by John Waggoner about exchange-traded notes. Exchange-traded notes add another layer of risk ETNs tied to volatility took a beating when stocks plunged The collapse of the VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) this...
by Broker Fraud | Jan 8, 2018 | Securities Fraud
The SEC Warns Against Investment Fraud That Targets Seniors and Federal Retirement Investors In an effort to reduce potential securities investment fraud, the SEC is warning senior investors, retirees, and those with federal retirement investments to be leery of...
by Broker Fraud | Jan 3, 2018 | Securities Fraud
Avoid financial losses by learning the basics of the common pump and dump scheme. What is Pump And Dump? Unscrupulous investors heavily promote a stock they plan to temporarily hold until the stock price is artificially boosted/inflated through false promotion,...