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This is one accusation comic book legend Stan Lee has made against his former manager The latest proof that elder financial fraud could affect anyone comes courtesy of 95-year-old comic book legend Stan Lee. The creator of such notable characters as Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk recently filed a lawsuit…

On June 6, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) charged Essex Capital Corporation and its founder, Ralph Iannelli, with defrauding investors in connection with the sale of over $80 million in promissory notes. Silver Law Group is investigating potential claims against third parties for losses in Essex Capital…

Wedbush Securities is in hot water with the SEC, FINRA, and the New York Stock Exchange for a scheme involving its owner and founder, Edward Wedbush. Mr. Wedbush was allegedly employing a manipulative trading scheme involving over 70 accounts at Wedbush Securities. The trading practice, often referred to as “cherry-picking,”…

Timary Delorme (CRD #736418) was the subject of a March 2018 regulatory action by the Securities & Exchange Commission. Delorme was employed at the Los Angeles branch of Wedbush Morgan for over 40 years. In the recent regulatory action, the SEC found that Delorme violated federal securities laws stemming from…

Wedbush Securities, Inc. (CRD # 877) is a financial services and investment firm based out of Los Angeles, California. Wedbush currently has three pending regulatory actions against the firm. One such action was initiated by the Securities & Exchange Commission in March 2018. The SEC alleges that Wedbush failed to…

A pump and dump scheme is a method used by fraudsters to artificially boost the price of a security that they own shares of in order to make a profit. According to the Securities & Exchange Commission, pump and dump schemes consist of two parts. First, stock promoters will try…

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is the non-governmental organization that regulates stockbrokers and brokerage firms. FINRA rules set out the appropriate conduct for its members.  This includes several rules detailing member firms’ requirement to supervise their brokers and advisers. FINRA Rule 3110 is the main rule discussing supervision. It requires…

Wedbush Securities is facing discipline from the SEC, NYSE, and FINRA for a manipulative trading scheme involving its founder, Edward Wedbush. According to a recent article by InvestmentNews.com, however, all three agencies were well aware of problems within Wedbush for many years, but handed down no real, meaningful punishment to…

Educate yourself so you can protect yourself or your loved ones While the health of your senior loved ones might be the main thing you focus on, there are other areas you can’t ignore, such as their finances. Just as you want to ensure that they are safe when driving,…

The Commission proposes new regulations for financial advisors and dealer-brokers to avoid conflict of interest While the Department of Labor (DOL) passed a fiduciary rule governing investment advice to retirees in 2016, a federal appeals court struck it down in its entirety in March of this year. Considered by its…