The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against stockbroker Kenneth Daley. Mr. Daley was employed and registered from October 2007 to June 2016 with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., a Garden City, New York broker-dealer, according to his publicly…
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BROKER REPORT: Clark Gardner Barred by the SEC and FINRA
The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints regarding former stockbroker Clark Gardner. According to his BrokerCheck report maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Gardner is no longer FINRA licensed to sell investments. He has also reportedly been the…
Risky Investments Begin to Show Losses in Wake of Brexit
The Bexit vote in Britain appears to be exposing fault lines across various investments. The Wall Street Journal reported today that emerging market currencies are taking on steep losses a day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, termed Brexit. According to the article, this comes as the British…
Post-Brexit Drop In The Market: Should It Raise Concerns For Investors?
The Dow Jones dropped more than 600 points today in response to the Brexit vote. This was reportedly the its eighth-largest point loss ever. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 dropped more than 70 points today. Certain financial company stocks dropped significantly as well. Among them were Barclays, which dropped more than…
BROKER REPORT: Former Legend Securities Financial Advisor Walter Marino
The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against stockbroker Walter Marino. Mr. Marino is currently employed and registered with Lincoln Investment, a broker-dealer, working out of the Dix Hills, New York office, according to his publicly available BrokerCheck, as maintained by…
Interesting Findings About Elderly Fraud by FINRA and AARP; Jenice Malecki Speaks About Elder Financial Fraud on Community Television Show
A recent study by Stanford University psychologists with participation of FINRA and AARP, concluded that financial fraudsters trigger and evoke strong emotions in elderly people to try and get them to hand over money. According to the study, inducing strong emotions in older adults (ages 65-86), whether positive or negative,…
Trust Funds: Potential Playground for Abusive Financial Advisors
Trust Funds are an especially susceptible vehicle for fraud committed by FINRA registered stock brokers and financial advisors. Two of the primary issues in such cases are “conflict of interest” and “breach of fiduciary duty.” Trust funds can be created for a wide variety of reasons. Frequently, though, they are…
New Study Finds Financial Fraudsters Who Evoke Emotions May Be Able to Bilk More Money from Senior Investors
New research shows that getting senior-aged investors to exhibit heightened emotions may cause those investors to more easily part with their hard-earned savings and retirement proceeds, according to a New Release published by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The research was made possible with funding from the AARP Fraud…
New Fiduciary Rule to Protect Retirement Investments
This week, it has been reported that the Department of Labor proposed tougher laws after issuing new regulations requiring financial advisors and brokers managing 401k and retirement accounts to act in the best interest of their clients. These rules were proposed a year ago and after deliberating on it for…
New Study Reveals: 7% of Financial Advisers Are Guilty of Misconduct. How Safe Are You?
In February 2016, academics Mark Egan, Gregor Matvos and Amit Seru at the University of Minnesota and University of Chicago business schools released a report titled “The Market for Financial Adviser Misconduct” on financial advisers in the United States. The report reveals how rampant securities fraud and broker misconduct is throughout the country. For the…