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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:23:33 PST

There are folks who work hard to gather blog posts relevant to certain types of readers.Read more

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:30:51 PST

On the day Madoff turned himself in, dozens of investment frauds began.Read more

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:30:12 PST

If a doctor operated on the wrong leg or the wrong internal organ, would you just chalk that up to the risks you run in having surgery, and tell the surgeon, "Nice try, Doc; you'll get 'em next time"?Read more

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:30:00 PST

Scamsters know that nothing succeeds like success.Read more

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:55:20 PST

Because we, understandably, believe that success is good, we too often believe that the successful are good.Read more

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:30:09 PST

There are downsides to a shrinking globe.Read more

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:30:16 PST

Criminals who are bright enough to stay safe in the arms of mother Russia can breathe easy even while their faces grace the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.Read more

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:30:50 PST

Those who ask the SEC to answer for the epidemic of investment fraud that has already begun to spread across the investing landscape misunderstand the role of the investment cops.Read more

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:30:36 PST

Too many brokerage firms think of due diligence as just another set of forms to fill out, rather than an opportunity to protect their clients from a guaranteed 100 percent loss.Read more

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:35:03 PST

Never be naive enough to believe that your well-known brokerage firm is as trustworthy as it appears in TV ads.Read more

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:30:11 PST

They're just putting different colored paint on a Pinto.Read more

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:30:01 PST

Let's hope that the person who sits in the White House is never interested in rolling back investor protection.Read more

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:30:09 PST

At a time in history when investors need access to justice more than ever before, the securities industry keeps the doors of the courthouse closed.Read more

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:30:54 PST

The typical financial criminal falls into the game with a single ethical mistake and often thinks no further ahead than the next lie.Read more

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:30:26 PST

Recommendations of alternative investments can provide a litmus test for whether your broker or adviser is worth keepingRead more

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:30:25 PST

Please don't make the rookie mistake of thinking that financial predators will somehow miss your elderly parents or grandparents. They won't.Read more

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:30:00 PST

Your first indication that the company is a fraud should be that it looks perfectly legitimate.Read more

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:30:21 PST

None of those is inconsistent with stealing your nest egg.Read more

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:30:06 PST

Those attempts at investigation likely only set the scamsters' hooks deeper.Read more

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:30:38 PST

Social media multiplies a scamster's ability to reach prospective marks directly. They'll use it not only to expand their schemes, but also to extend them by filling current investors' ears with soothing words that blind them to the fact that they've already flushed their retirement savings down the tube.Read more