Fraud

How Bernie Madoff Is Still Calling the Shots on Wall Street

Back in 1998, my firm visited with a prominent money manager in New York City.

At the time, we were trying to raise money to invest in...

What Is a Ponzi Scheme? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Exactly what is a Ponzi scheme?

Cybersecurity News: How to Keep Your Online Tax Data Safe

Cybersecurity news: This was just what the 29 million customers of tax preparation software TurboTax feared most - a fraud alert.

On Feb....

Stuxnet Virus Triggers New Era of Cyber Attacks - Is the U.S. Ready?

Due to threatening cyber attacks like the Stuxnet virus, the United States has made cybersecurity a top priority.

But are we still too...

Classic Cons: 10 Financial Scams Fair-Minded Investors Should Avoid

Online investment scams swindled over $559 million dollars from ordinary investors in 2009 alone… and the number of scammers hitting the market is...

Combating the Cons: Where Should Victims of Financial Scams Turn?

Today's story "Classic Cons: 10 Financial Scams Fair-Minded Investors Should Avoid," describes just a few of the financial scams investors...

Classic Cons: 10 Financial Scams Fair-Minded Investors Should Avoid

When Peter Allen and Carole Bayer Sager wrote the tune "Everything Old Is New Again," they were probably hoping for no more than a Top 40...

Goldman's First-Quarter Profit Doubles to $3.46 Billion, Even as its Fraud Probe Takes on an International Twist

Investment-banking giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) - the target of a...

We Want to Hear From You: How Do You Feel About the Status of U.S. Financial Reform?

When the Securities and Exchange Commission announced last...

SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Fraud, Sending Its Stock, Reputation Tumbling

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday charged Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:

As Financial Scams Go Global, Here’s How to Avoid Being Stung

[This is the sixth installment of a new series that is exploring ways for investors to recover from the U.S. financial...