As the top divorce attorneys for the Tampa Bay area, our clients often times are focused on one main objective, without any awareness of how many variables will be involved to get to the desired end result. There noses are firmly planted against one tree. My job as a Tampa lawyer is to pull them […]
Churning is a term used to describe the practice of “excessive buying and selling of securities in your account by your broker, for the purpose of generating commissions and without regard to your investment objectives.” [1] Since stock brokers earn commissions based on how many trades they make, this Tampa lawyer can tell you it […]
In last weeks blog, “The Stockbroker Scam That Almost Got My Mother!”, I mentioned the “pump and dump” scheme. A pump and dump scam usually happens with penny stock trades. A stock that sells for pennies is purchased and hyped by a “research” firm. When the price goes up from the fraudulent hyping, the originator of […]
A prenuptial agreement or a “prenup” can be a difficult thing to discuss with your soon-to-be-spouse. Often times, there is fear from both parties that a prenup is forecasting the end of marital union before it even begins. Further, parties considering a prenup may fear that the other party will see a request for a […]
You know the emails. We all get them. Shouting at the top of their keyboard lungs, “The Biggest Revelation Since the Internet!” They claim gloom and doom for everyone else, and amazing profits for you if you are only smart enough to get in on the deal before it’s too late. Like me, when you […]
Most states have passed laws regulating the visitation rights of a grandparent (or great-grandparent). Unfortunately, most of that legislation gets repealed or stricken due to the idea that those laws infringe on the rights of the parents. So, as a grandparent, do you have any rights at all? The answer is “Yes!” Under certain circumstances, […]
A large part of securities arbitration disputes concerns fraudulent products which are both assembled and marketed by brokerage firms to their unsuspecting clientele. These fraudulent products are often what are referred to as “structured products”. A structured product, is generally a pre-packaged investment strategy based on derivatives, such as a single security, a basket of securities, options, indices, commodities, debt issuance and/or […]
As we continue to explore the many faces of securities fraud, we turn our attention to an age old practice called churning. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, churning is defined as excessive buying and selling of securities by your broker, to generate commissions without regard for your investment objectives.[1] You may have also […]
As no two relationships are exactly alike, the same rule applies to divorces. Divorce is very complicated, each one unique with its own set of circumstances. As a Qualified Divorce Attorney for the Anton Legal Group, it is my experience that when couples have invested all their energies into making the relationship work, they often […]