Articles Posted in Mutual Fund Fraud and Mismanagement

The following post provides a general summary of what every investor needs to know about the liquidation of an investment fund. Please keep in mind that this information is being provided for educational purposes only and is not designed to be complete in all material respects. If you have any questions concerning this subject matter,…

Legend Equities Corporation (CRD #30999, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) recently submitted an Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured and required to provide FINRA with a plan to remediate eligible customers who qualified for, but did not receive, the applicable mutual fund sales-charge waiver. As part of this settlement, the firm agrees…

Leveraged – Inverse Mutual Funds – Risk vs. Rewards – Boca Raton, Florida FINRA Arbitration Attorney: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account executives. In the event that FINRA elects…

Concealing Poor Performance of Fund Assets – South Florida Securities and Investment Mismanagement Attorney SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Investment Adviser Accused of Concealing Poor Performance of Fund Assets From Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against an investment adviser and her New York-based firms accused of hiding the poor performance…

South Florida, including West Palm Beach and Boca Raton Investment Advisor Conflict of Interest FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Houston-Based Investment Advisory Firm and Co-Owners Charged With Failing to Disclose Conflict of Interest to Clients The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against a Houston-based investment advisory firm accused of recommending that clients…

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…

No-Load Mutual Fund – South Florida Mutual Fund Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Negligence and Breach of Contract FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: A “No-Load” fund is a mutual fund offered by an open-end investment company that imposes on sales charge (load) on its shareholders. Investors buy shares in no-load funds directly from the fund companies,…

Income and Growth Mutual Fund Abuse, Fraud and Mismanagement Principal and Income Loss FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Income Mutual Funds are designed to produce current income for shareholders. Some examples of income mutual funds are municipal, international and junk bond (high-yield) funds. Several kinds of equity-oriented funds also can have income as their primary…

Secured vs. Unsecured Corporate and Municipal Bonds – What happens if a company goes into bankruptcy? South Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney – You may be able to recover your investment losses. If a company defaults on its bonds and goes bankrupt, bondholders will have a claim on the company’s assets and cash flows.…

Basic characteristics of corporate and municipal bonds – South Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney – As an investor, you may be able to recover losses associated with your investment in corporate bonds. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the largest securities market in…