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Smiley Speaks at U.S. Dept. of Labor Investment Forum

June 20, 2012 by lmitchum

On April 28, 2012, Brian Smiley was a guest presenter at a public forum on “African Americans & Retirement” sponsored by the Economics Department at Spelman College and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration.  Brian spoke on “How to Avoid Being a Victim of Investment Rip-offs & Frauds.”  The forum was moderated […]

Filed Under: Firm News Tagged With: Atlanta securities fraud lawyer, Atlanta securities law firm, Elderly, Pensions, Ponzi Scheme, Retirement

Judge Frees Investors to Pursue Medical Capital Holdings and Provident Royalties Arbitration Claims

March 21, 2011 by jordan

Brokerage firms normally want to stay out of court and force their clients to sue in arbitration; yet, Securities America, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., went to court in an effort to cram down a class action settlement on its clients who had brought individual FINRA arbitration claims against it. Why? Money (of course). Securities […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Ameriprise Financial, FINRA Arbitration, Ponzi Scheme, Private Placements, Provident Royalties, SEC, Securities America, Securities Arbitration Attorney

Ponzi Schemes

February 15, 2011 by lmitchum

Even in the wake of the “Bernie” Madoff scandal, investors continue to lose billions of dollars in Ponzi schemes. Stripped to its bare bones, a Ponzi scheme is a ploy where a promoter pays one set of investors with money raised from other investors. Ponzi promoters promise investors high returns but offer few details, except […]

Filed Under: Investment Products Tagged With: Investment Fraud Attorney, Ponzi Scheme, Securities Arbitration Attorney, Securities Fraud Lawyer, Securities Law Firm, Securities Lawyers, Stock Fraud Attorney

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