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Financial Elder Abuse – Financial Elder Exploitation – Florida Litigation and FINRA Arbitration Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

Financial Elder Abuse and Elder Exploitation – Boca Raton, Delray Beach, West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Florida Statute Section 415.1111 grants to vulnerable (elder) adults a cause of action as a result of financial and other types of abuse. It provides that a vulnerable adult who has been abused,…

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Annuity Fraud and Misrepresentation and Elder Abuse – Florida Annuity and Insurance Fraud FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

South Florida Elder Abuse Insurance and Annuity Fraud and Misrepresentation Attorney Russell L. Forkey, Esq. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged a self-described institutional trader in Colorado with defrauding elderly investors into making purported investments in government-secured bonds as he used their money to pay his mortgage. The SEC alleges that Gary C.…

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South Florida Investment Adviser Fraud and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

Tampa, Fort Meyers and Naples, Florida Investment Adviser Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges against two Tampa-area investment advisers accused of committing fraud by failing to truthfully inform clients about compensation received from offshore funds they were…

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FAQ’s Margin – Fort Lauderdale, Florida Margin Abuse and Negligence FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

Margin Abuse, Margin Miscalculation and Excessive Margin – South Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: “Margin” is borrowing money from your broker to buy a stock and using your investment as collateral. Investors generally use margin to increase their purchasing power so that they can own more stock without fully paying for it. But margin…

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Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Corporate Bonds, Municipal Bonds, ETF’s and Mutual Funds – South Florida Securities and Investment Fraud, Negligence and Breach of Fiduciary Duty FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

Common Stocks, Preferred Stocks, Corporate Bonds, Municipal Bonds, Promissory Notes, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF’s), and Mutual Funds – South Florida Securities and Investment Fraud, Negligence and Breach of Fiduciary Duty FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: The elements of a breach of fiduciary duty action are (1) the existence of a fiduciary duty and (2) the breach…

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Charlotte Bredal Oliver – Florida Variable and Fixed Annuity, Life and Health Insurance Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

Florida Variable and Fixed Annuity, Life and Health Insurance Fraud and Misrepresentation Attorney: In the Matter of: Charlotte Bredal Oliver, Case No.: 140535-13-AG: On September 20, 2013, the Florida Department of Financial Services (“Department”) issued a Consent Order against Charlotte Bredal Oliver, which, in part, required the Respondent to surrender to the Department all licenses…

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Matthew Watson Shaw Consent Order – South Florida Insurance and Variable Annuity Consumer Advocate Litigation and Arbitration Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

Variable Annuity Misrepresentation – Florida Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: In the Matter of: Matthew Watson Shaw, Administrative Case No: 139968-13-AG: On September 4, 2013, the Florida Department of Financial Services entered a Consent Order against Matthew Watson Shaw, which was based upon a Settlement Agreement for Consent Order dated August 9, 2013. In the Consent…

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OX Trading, LLC, optionsXpress, Inc. and Thomas E. Stern – South Florida Option Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

In the Matter of OX Trading, LLC, optionsXpress, Inc., and Thomas E. Stern The Commission issued an Order Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions and a Cease-and-Desist Order Pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as to OX Trading, LLC and optionsXpress, Inc. (OX Order). The OX Order finds…

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Equity Indexed Annuity – South Florida Insurance and Securities Fraud FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

Equity Indexed Annuity (Elder Abuse) – Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach, Florida Insurance (fixed and variable annuity) and Securities Fraud and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: An Equity Indexed Annuity is an annuity whose interest or other types of earnings, during the accumulation period, are linked to…

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Broker – Dealers (How to Identify One) – Florida Securities and Investment Fraud and Mismanagement FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney
Russell L. Forkey

Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach Florida Investment Fraud and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration, AAA Arbitration, JAMS Arbitration, State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney, Russell L. Forkey, Esq. Who can be classified as a “Broker”. Before considering if you were impacted by broker/dealer fraud, misrepresentation, mismanagement, breach of fiduciary duty or negligence, it…

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