September 2, 2009
Private placements offer businesses the opportunity to raise funds by selling shares to a relatively small number of investors as opposed to a public offering made through national securities markets.
Securities regulators have observed a steady and significant rise in the number of private placement offerings that are later discovered to be problematic, especially those made [...]
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August 31, 2009
Despite the heightened awareness of Ponzi schemes following Bernard Madoff’s multi-billion dollar fraud and 150-year prison sentence, these scams continue to trap investors. It should come as no surprise that Ponzis made the list of the top 10 investor traps of the year.
The term Ponzi is named after Charles Ponzi, who became known for the [...]
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