Investment Fraud

Illegal Investment Schemes Investors need to know about: Churning, Pump & Dump What is churning? In investment-speak, “churning” is when a broker engages in excessive trading within an investor’s…

If you search the news you’re bound to see a new one mentioned everyday. Ponzi schemes. They seem so obvious, and yet even decades after their creation thousands…

When it comes to detecting investment fraud, certified public accountants (CPAs) and other tax experts are a first line of defense. Accountant Bradley Preber of Grant Thornton LLP…

Good investments can help people reach their financial goals and create long-term stability for themselves and their families. Yet, there is always some risk when people invest their…

It’s said that every fraud begins with a belief. Perhaps this is why the types of financial fraud and scams are so wide-ranging and numerous. Most scams start…

Let’s face it, most everyday people don’t have the time or depth of knowledge to make the best the financial decisions on their own.  Accordingly, we choose to…