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The Investment Fraud Lawyer Blog covers common securities broker abuses, earl retirement scams, elder abuses, employment issues, subprime mortgage & collateralized debt obligation problems, and variable annuities and equity-indexed annuities. This blog is published by Page Perry, LLC, Protecting Investor Rights.
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Featured Articles
Some Layoffs Are More Equal Than Others
John Thain, Merrill Lynch's Chief Executive, said earlier this week at a speech in Dubai that, of Merrill’s 61,000 employees, thousands would lose their jobs when Merrill is merged into Bank of America. As reported in the Financial Times by...John Thain, Merrill Lynch's Chief Executive, said e...
Recent Articles
"Fair Value Accounting Rule" Puts Auditors on the "Hot Seat"
Auditors find themselves on the “hot seat” as a result of the SEC’s recent mandate that corporations and other institutional investors report investment holdings based on a “market value” basis. As 2008 came to a close, many companies and institutional...Auditors find themselves on the “hot seat” as...
Page Perry's Market Monitor - January 2, 2009
There have been various developments over the past several weeks which investors may consider relevant in allocating their resources or evaluating alternatives that are available to them. Some of the more significant developments include, but are not limited to, the...There have been various...
Investors Need to Scrutinize their Year-end Brokerage Statements
Unless you are one of the lucky few who did not lose a significant amount of value in your investments during 2008, you should scrutinize your accounts for undue risk and potential abuses. At year-end, stocks are down on average...Unless you are one of the lucky few who did not lose a significant...
FINRA Needs Arbitrators
Most disputes between brokerage firms and clients are resolved through arbitrations sponsored by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Due to various events that have occurred over the last 18 months, the number of arbitration disputes has jumped dramatically and...Most disputes bet...
CNN Poll Confirms Public's Distrust of Wall Street
The demise of effective regulation by the SEC together with the current administration’s philosophy of deregulation and the reluctance of courts and arbitration panels to enforce the law is undermining the public’s confidence in the integrity of the U.S.. capital...The demise of effective reg...
Page Perry's Market Monitor - December 19 , 2008
There have been various developments over the past several weeks which investors may consider relevant in allocating their resources or evaluating alternatives that are available to them. Some of the more significant developments include, but are not limited to, the...There have been various...
Some Tips for Victims of the Madoff Ponzi Scheme
On Thursday, December 11, 2008, the presses started buzzing with the news that Bernard Madoff confessed to running what may be the largest and longest “Ponzi scheme” in history. According to reports, Madoff swindled investors out of an estimated $50...On Thursday, December 11, 2008, the presses sta...
Page Perry's Market Monitor - December 12 , 2008
There have been various developments over the past several weeks which investors may consider relevant in allocating their resources or evaluating alternatives that are available to them. Some of the more significant developments include, but are not limited to, the...There have been various...
Page Perry's Market Monitor - December 5 , 2008
There have been various developments over the past several weeks which investors may consider relevant in allocating their resources or evaluating alternatives that are available to them. Some of the more significant developments include, but are not limited to, the...There have been various...