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Tips to Avoid an Investment Fraud or Ponzi Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has recently initiated a program to educate both first-time investors and seasoned professionals on the identification of various red flags of investment fraud to conduct a “do-it-yourself” due diligence investigation. While the SEC outlines several important ways to avoid falling victim to an investment advisor fraud, (e.g. “pump and […]

Executive Background Check: 9 Things They Don’t Want You to Know

Given the current competitive landscape and growing unemployment rates, executive level employment candidates are more willing to make overt misrepresentations that could be uncovered in an executive background check. Executives may make representations during the interview process such as embellishing credentials, omitting prior criminal or regulatory infractions, or providing false circumstances concerning their departure from […]