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It looks like the end of 2015 may be the end of the road for Puerto Rico. The island’s development bank is expected to exhaust all of its cash by the end of December, according to a recent New York Times article. Making matters even more dire, a large payment […]
Traditionally only available to high-net-worth individuals, hedge funds are complex investment vehicles that can take a number of different forms. Due to their complexity, lack of uniformity and lack of government regulation, hedge funds are considered to be risky investments that should only be undertaken by sophisticated investors who understand […]
Puerto Rico last week said it had laid out a five year plan for broadly restructuring its mammoth debt. A significant question facing the politicians and bankers in charge of the debt reorganization is whether hedge fund investors, who recently bought the highly speculative bonds should be treated the same […]
In most cases, when an investor suffers significant losses due to fraud, breach of fiduciary duty or any other form of misconduct, they are not alone. In securities fraud and other investment-related cases, there are often numerous individual and institutional investors who all suffer from the same improper deeds. This […]
Stock fraud is a broad term that can be used to describe many types of deceptive practices that unscrupulous brokers use to make money off of unsuspecting investors. When a broker misleads you or uses your account for his or her own personal gain, you may be entitled to recover […]
If you are like most casual investors, you probably have a basic understanding of the terminology used to describe the different people involved in managing your investment portfolio. But, you may not realize the legal implications of a person being in one role versus another. When it comes to who […]
Every day, individual investors fall victim to errors, negligence and misconduct on the part of their stock brokers. When stock brokers’ improper actions result in stock market losses, investors may be entitled to financial compensation. If you are questioning your broker’s actions, an experienced securities lawyer will be able to […]
Imagine being responsible for hundreds of millions, or even several billion, dollars of other people’s money. Imagine that you are getting paid more than enough to live a lavish lifestyle in New York City to manage that money – to study diverse markets and make investment decisions to protect it […]
The vast majority of disputes between individual investors and their brokers are handled through securities arbitration under the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Arbitration is a process that is somewhat similar to filing a lawsuit in court; however, there are far fewer formalities with arbitration and arbitrating […]
Our attorneys regularly write about what happens and what to do when investments go wrong. We have discussed everything from stock broker fraud to the implications of national debt crises for individual investors. In this article, we are getting back to basics. Whether you are a first-time investor or a […]