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Third Avenue Management Co. LLC and its founder were hit with a $500 million shareholder lawsuit Friday that charges they breached their fiduciary duties with a $790 million junk-bond fund that recently froze redemptions. Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund investor William Engel accuses the firm, founder Martin Whitman and other […]
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) protects employees who invest their retirement savings through their employers. Among its many requirements, ERISA requires all employers to act in their employees’ best interests when managing their 401(k) accounts, pensions and other retirement assets. At Zamansky LLC, we regularly investigate ERISA violations, […]
Third Avenue Management, founder Martin Whitman and other executives at the value investment firm have been sued for at least $500 million over last month’s sudden collapse of a junk bond mutual fund they oversaw. In a complaint filed on Friday with a New York state court in Manhattan, an […]
A little more than a year ago in December 2014, this blog cautioned investors to beware falling oil and gasoline prices. One area of concern at the time was an investment called a “master limited partnership”, or MLP. We cautioned that investors in MLPs ran the risk of getting crushed. […]
Do you know how much of your 401(k) investment income gets paid to service providers? If you are like most employees with a 401(k) plan, you have no idea. Unfortunately, your employer and the companies that provide services under your plan know this, and some of them may be using […]
On December 2, we announced our investigation of an apparent fraud scheme involving a promissory note broker in New Jersey. This marks our fifth active investigation into potential investor frauds across the United States and in Puerto Rico. These schemes have each cost investors many millions of dollars. This article […]
In the movie the ‘Big Short,’ a group of savvy traders in 2005 and 2006 saw the early signs of the collapse of the U.S. subprime market, weathered the storm and ultimately profited handsomely. Many recent buyers of Puerto Rico bonds, mostly hedge funds, scooped them up at rock bottom […]
If you have information about a violation of federal securities laws or a possible securities fraud, you may be able to receive compensation from the government if you come forward. The Dodd-Frank Act gives private citizens the opportunity to help the government fight securities fraud and receive a portion of […]
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that establishes minimum standards for employer-sponsored retirement plans. As an investor in one of these plans, you have rights – including the right to file a lawsuit to recover your losses under certain circumstances. Continue reading to learn more […]
2015 was clearly a year of distress and pain for retail investors. After several years of solid gains, the broad stock market this year finally stalled. As of Monday morning, the S&P 500 was flat for the year, meaning many investors saw little to no returns on their equity portfolios. […]