Category: Investment Fraud

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Individuals May Submit Reward Claims Information Can Lead To Investigation Even If Not Exact The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on January 27 that it settled fraud allegations against a commodity pool operator and its CEO for over $10 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER What are Income Riders? Are They Worth The Annual Fee? Understanding the “Phantom Account” of an Income Rider Our lawyers recommend you avoid annuities and life insurance, especially if you are a senior. Also, be particularly wary when an agent tries to sell you policies with “enhanced” features […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Resist The Annuities Sales Pitch Sales Commissions And Annual Fees Erode Returns Bonds And Other Fixed Income Investments Carry No Penalties The lawyers at Evans Law Firm, Inc. recommend against annuities especially for seniors, because commissions, fees and surrender penalties reduce returns and make it expensive to get […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ponzi Schemes Increasingly Target Older Investors One Red Flag: Promises of Guaranteed High Returns In a Ponzi scheme, fraudsters use money they collect from new investors to pay existing investors. What appears to be a return on your investment is actually money from another investor who has been […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Issues Large Reward Information Can Lead To Investigation Even If Not Exact The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on December 19 it will award more than $1 million to a whistleblower whose tip helped expose a scheme that […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Ponzi Schemes Increasingly Target Older Investors After years of savings and with the children educated and on their own, seniors should take comfort in a nest egg for future years. But unscrupulous brokers, insurance agents and stock promoters target seniors for just the same reason – there’s money […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Avoid The Push Toward Annuities Insurance Agents and Banks Earn Commissions on Sales America has been in a low-interest-rate economy for years and returns on Certificates of Deposit, bonds and money market funds have been on the low side for some time.  Now bank rates and bond interest […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Complications on Death of Annuitant Tax Consequences for Heirs Our annuity and financial elder abuse lawyers advise avoiding deferred annuities because they are complicated, expensive, tie up your money for years, and often do not produce the advertised returns. The complications and adverse tax consequences may not fully […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Cheating Elderly Investors A Rash of Ponzi Schemes Targeting Seniors While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to make protecting seniors a priority, many still fall victim to Ponzi schemes and other financial fraud. Crooked insurance agents, retirement planners, and financial advisors cheat the elderly out of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER FINRA Fines Advisor For Misrepresentations Annuities and Retirement Plan Misrepresentations The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) polices investment advisory firms and other member financial organizations in their dealings with consumers. FINRA regulates individual advisors and also the supervision they’re under by their employers to ensure honesty with clients […]