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Wed, 22 May 2013 06:52:49 PDT

Make sure you assess the risks and find out the tax consequences, the compensation of the salesperson, the reputation of the company, and who is ultimately paying you before going further.Read more

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:51:41 PDT

Stebbins and Jones traded Noble Innovations stock by using 28 accounts in 18 different names with 14 separate brokers to ultimately profit by more than $557,000Read more

Fri, 03 May 2013 06:32:35 PDT

Although commissions and bonuses are standard procedure for investment advisors, an investor deserves to be told how much their advisor is making.Read more

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:14:01 PDT

The Test Drive is a way to trick you into giving money to an investment fraud, even though you may be reluctant to do so.Read more

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:37:10 PDT

Just like with the CEO and CFO, if the CCO is found to have been negligent, they should be held accountable for their mistakes.Read more

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:30:51 PDT

Eleanor Blayney of the CFP “It’s essential that elders be protected against financial abuse and be provided the tools to defend themselves against scammers… it’s time to shine a bright light on the shady operators who abuse our senior citizens.”Read more

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:35:04 PDT

Don’t let fraudulent charities deter you from helping those in our country who are in need.Read more

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:56:51 PDT

The only way you can learn to spot a scam artist is to become educated about financial fraud.Read more

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:26:27 PDT

Arnold and Slack received about $600,000-small change in comparison to the supposed value of the diamond mineRead more

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:53:07 PDT

Sometimes even the most reputable looking investments, in this case a charity, is using deceptive tactics to entice investorsRead more

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:35:33 PDT

A Ponzi scheme uses money put in by later investors to pay earlier investorsRead more

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:01:37 PDT

No one knew the real story, that ZeekRewards was nothing but a well disguised Ponzi scheme.Read more

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:31:42 PDT

Don’t automatically give a person credit just because they sound credible.Read more

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:57:36 PDT

If you notice one of these red flags, it means you need to do more research into the potential investment and/or your advisor.Read more

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:09:22 PST

Accused of laundering $15 million in ill-gotten profits from an investment scam allegedly run by Mutual BenefitsRead more

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:00:04 PST

Individual investors have more than $1 trillion in bond investments todayRead more

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:52:04 PST

Bonds have become so risky that bond-buyers are now being classified as “aggressive” investors by UBS.Read more

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:04:24 PST

However, according to opinions in the financial press, both junk bonds and investment grade corporate bonds are overbought and positioned for a correction.Read more

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:33:25 PST

Personal financial advice is often not in the customer’s best interest. Much of it is suspect and overstated.Read more

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:20:51 PST

With bond prices still near record highs and interest rates at record lows, higher interest rates and lower Treasury bond prices are inevitable – it is only a question of when that will occur. Investment grade corporate bonds are also seen as being at risk.Read more