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It’s a simple question, but one that most people don’t think about nearly as much as they should: How well do you know your investment advisor? Unfortunately, while there are plenty of honest, experienced advisors who make smart investment recommendations and build their clients’ portfolios over time, there are far […]
If you spent years, or maybe even your whole adult life, saving for retirement and now you suddenly find yourself with nothing, tragically, you are not alone. Individuals with IRAs, 401(k)s, pensions and other retirement accounts routinely find themselves in this unenviable situation due to fraud, mismanagement and other bad […]
President Obama at the end of June signed a new law creating a financial oversight board – or FOB – with the power to approve a court-supervised restructuring of Puerto Rico’s massive $70 billion debt. The law came a day before the Island defaulted on a $2 billion debt payment. […]
Do you know what constitutes an “alternative investment”? If you are like most casual investors, you trust your broker or financial advisor to recommend sound investments, and you do your best to make informed decisions based upon the information you are provided. You hear terms like “structured product” and “strategic […]
While the low price of oil is providing some relief at the pumps this summer (and is likely to help some homeowners with their heating bills this winter), the implications of the current oil and gas surplus reach far beyond providing a little breathing room in the average monthly budget. […]
On June 23, 2016, the people of the United Kingdom voted by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent to leave the European Union. The outcome of the so-called ‘Brexit’ vote remained uncertain until the referendum (in fact, many experts were predicting that the UK would remain part of […]
With investment grade bond yields at record lows, and likely to stay there for a while, stockbrokers are recommending high-yield “junk bonds” to Mom and Pop investors searching for returns in this record low interest rate environment. Remember, bond prices and their yields move in the opposite direction. So, with […]
Despite a push in recent years to enact new laws designed to protect the elderly investors, it is clear that broker fraud remains a prevalent form of elder abuse. Sadly, many elderly individuals suffer from ailments that make them particularly susceptible to undue influence, and with their entire life’s savings […]
Puerto Rico is drowning in debt, its population and tax base are shrinking and its infrastructure is crumbling. Puerto Rico needs any help it can get. Against that backdrop, the U.S. Congress is finally set to throw the island a lifeline, with the House approving legislation last week that […]
The Securities Industry is incapable of putting its customers first. That’s clear after taking a look at the growing legal and political storm surrounding a new investor protection rule recently put forth by the Department of Labor. After years of deliberation and study, the DOL in April issued a […]