ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Financial Elder Abuse in The Construction Industry Thieving Contractors Target Seniors Authorities recently arrested a trio of building contractors in Santa Rosa in Sonoma County accused of stealing close to $1 million from a variety of clients. Included in charges against the three are counts of elder abuse. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Beware Annuity Sales Hype Always Think About Taxes Incomplete information is worse than none at all, particularly when it comes to annuities and taxes. The attached article is an example of incomplete sales talk; the salesman leaves out the most important component of sound retirement planning: tax deferral. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Growing Problem of Financial Elder Abuse Financial Elder Abuse Financial elder abuse is a growing problem in our backyard of Los Angeles, California and across the country as well. Even just the numbers are shocking. For instance, it is estimated that around 5 million seniors are the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Protecting Your Interests F is For Fiduciary When we at Evans Law Firm use the “f word” we mean fiduciaries. Fiduciaries are those we trust to advise us about our money. In “Other People’s Money,” Justice Brandeis observed there are few duties stricter. Justice Cardozo wrote that fiduciaries […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER FINRA Gives Individual $1 Million for Annuity Fraud Annuity Fraud Annuity fraud, especially targeting seniors, is a growing problem. Complex annuities are often sold to individuals as retirement investments when they are, in fact, an insurance product often wholly unsuitable to a client’s portfolio or future financial needs. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cameras Might Help Contain Nursing Home Abuse Nursing Home Abuse Nursing home abuse is an ever-common tragedy in facilities nowadays. As our largest population segment ages into elders, more and more people face the possibility of time spent in nursing homes or other care facilities. This makes it […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Insatiable Appetite for Commissions Broker Stops At Nothing For Commission Dollars Sales commissions in the life insurance/annuity business are big. Typically, annuity commissions hover at 10% and whole life commissions much higher, at least in the first year of premium payments. In a recent case, a broker […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Arbitration Clause in Warranty Struck Down Consumer Protection California consumers gained added protection recently when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a manufacturer’s move to compel a consumer to arbitrate a dispute over product warranties. In Norcia v. Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, 845 F.3d 1279 (9th Cir. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Annuity Sales Commissions: A Closer Look Broker Dealers Cracking Down Annuity sales generate large commissions, often around 10% or more of premium. And the size of the commission is only part of the story. The well-kept secret (among salespeople) is that the longer the surrender charge period (i.e., […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER FINRA Senior Hotline Calls Lead to Help There are lots of unsavory people out there preying on senior citizens. Too often, the swindlers are financial advisors, insurance agents or brokers and bankers. People you should be able to trust. The reality is far different. Each year advisors, brokers […]