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What Does it Mean for Investors? LPL Financial Settlement $26 Million
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP

Today the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced a massive LPL Financial settlement with state securities regulators relating to over a decade of sales of unregistered securities by LPL brokers. Under the terms of the LPL Financial settlement, the firm agreed to repurchase from investors certain securities that were sold to them since October,…

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Robinhood Restricts GameStop, AMC, Other Securities – Do Investors Have Claims?
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP

Can investors bring a claim against Robinhood and other self-directed platforms for the recent purchase restrictions on GameStop, AMC, and other securities? The internet is buzzing with talk of class action lawsuits.  Our office is fielding inquiries.  But – from a claimants’ attorney perspective – there are high hurdles to overcome. The securities trading platform…

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Attorney Pasieczny at 40th Annual NWSI in Seattle
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As current chair-elect of the Oregon State Bar’s Securities Regulation Section, attorney Darlene Pasieczny (pictured here moderating a panel via webcast) assisted with the program planning for the 40th Annual Northwest Securities Institute (NWSI) program in Seattle, Washington.  As part of this panel presentation, attorney Dan Keppler and SEC trial counsel Brent Smyth spoke on…

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FINRA Expungement Proceedings
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP

SYK attorney Darlene Pasieczny Presents on FINRA Expungement Proceedings at PIABA’s Mid-Year Meeting. On April 4, 2019, I joined co-panelist Kate McGrail and moderator Robert J. Girard II in Washington D.C. Together, we presented on FINRA expungement proceedings to an audience of securities attorneys, law professors, and state securities regulators attending PIABA’s Mid-Year Meeting. Our…

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Attorneys Blachly & Pasieczny Present on Combating Financial Elder Abuse
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP

“Recent Tools to Combat Financial Elder Abuse”: a closer look at mandatory and permissive conduct for Oregon securities professionals. Today, over 46 million Americans are 65 years of age or older. This accounts for nearly 15% of the population. According to the Population Reference Bureau, that number is projected to more than double by the…

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Elder Financial Abuse – Do I Have a Claim?
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP

Oregon has strong protections for investors against fraud with our state blue sky securities laws.  The Investor Defenders attorneys at Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP have deep experience with litigating securities cases to recover investment losses cause by financial advisor misconduct. We also handle elder financial abuse claims. Sometimes those claims relate to securities, like a…

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Does My Investment Advisor Have Insurance?
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP

Did you know – most stockbrokers and registered investment advisors (RIAs) are not required by law to carry errors and omissions insurance? Beginning July 31, 2018, with an amendment to the Oregon Securities Law, Oregon became only state in the nation to require certain state-regulated financial professionals to carry errors and omissions insurance. These financial…

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Mediation and FINRA Arbitration
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP

Why mediate? What is mediation? Why do it in FINRA arbitration? Simply put, mediation is a voluntary process by which disputing parties agree to negotiate with a professional referee – a neutral mediator – to try to settle a dispute. Settlement means resolving a case before incurring further time, costs, and the risk of losing…

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Down Markets – A Good Time to Look For Red Flags and Recoverable Investment Losses
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP

The news has been full of stories of investment losses. First, it was cryptocurrencies and related investments on a roller coaster ride of valuation. Then, in the last week, the major stock market indices followed… Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq… What is a Main Street investor to do? As a securities attorney representing investors in…

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Ten Red Flags for Investors
Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP

Ten Red Flags of Investment Fraud We’ve updated our list of ten red flags that  investors should be aware of: danger signs that point to potential mismanagement of an account or investment fraud by a financial advisor. These red flags are useful as you evaluate your own investments, review the investments of an elderly relative,…

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