By: Jeffrey M. Haber “Cherry-picking” is a practice of fraudulently allocating profitable trades to favored accounts at the expense of other advisory clients. [Eds. Note: we previously examined the illegal …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In the merger and acquisition world it is common to form a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”). A SPAC is a company with no underlying business …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber A “short sale” is the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Taxes. Everyone hates paying them. As one might expect, taxpayers often look for any opportunity to minimize their tax obligation. When securities are involved, especially in …
Market analysts study publicly traded companies and make recommendations on the securities of those companies.1 Most analysts specialize in a particular industry or sector of the economy.2 As noted by …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber “Legal cannabis is an emerging industry, which makes it prime hunting ground for financial predators who will use every trick in the book to lure investors …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) governs the way in which the securities markets and its brokers and dealers operate. Under the Exchange Act, …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber Celebrities often use their fame and likeness to promote goods and services. After all, it is a way to make extra money. Sometimes, when securities are …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber We have often written about the SEC’s whistleblower program and, in particular, the success of the program with respect to detecting and preventing violations of the …
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In promoting a scam, fraud operators expect investors will jump at the opportunity to obtain a life-changing financial reward from their investment, especially if the investment …
