Wall Street Investment Fraud Lawyer Blog

The Doss Firm, LLC is pleased to announce that on February 11, 2011, Jason Doss was a featured speaker at the ABA Mid-Year meeting in Atlanta. The CLE course was entitled Securities Arbitration Practice & Procedure In The Wake of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. Jason Doss is also currently under contract with the American…

On September 28, 2010, at the outset of the sex scandal that ripped through New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, we posted a blog post entitled, Atlanta Journal Constitution reports over the last couple days about Bishop Eddie Long going “viral” in an attempt to recover lost money on behalf of trusting church members, it is clear that…

The Doss Firm, LLC currently represents investors who lost money investing in reverse convertible notes. While our firm currently represents investors in individual cases against financial services firms like Ameriprise Financial for allegedly wrongly selling these products to senior citizens, we are also investigating class cases against the issuers of these products for failing to…

On January 6, 2011, Bloomberg news published an article entitled Wall Street Turns Stock Gains Into Losses With Structured Notes. The article criticizes reverse convertible notes, a type of structured note, for their high fees and poor performance even in an up stock market. According to the article, on average reverse convertible notes lost 1 percent…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a press release stating that the SEC has charged Paul T. Mannion, Jr., of Norcross, Georgia, and Andrews S. Reckles, of Milton, Georgia, two hedge fund portfolio managers, with defrauding investors in the Palisades Master Fund, L.P. Specifically, it is alleged by the SEC that these individuals, along with…

This month, FINRA announced that it fined Merrill Lynch $500,000 and ordered the firm to pay over $2 million in restitution to its customers for failing to provide them with sales charge discounts on eligible purchases of Unit Investment Trusts (UITs). A UIT is a type of investment company that offers redeemable units that terminate on a…

The Doss Firm is proud to announce that the Fort Worth Star Telegram listed The Retirement Challenge: Will You Sink Or Swim?, as a good book to help guide consumers through retirement planning. Jason R. Doss, an attorney with the firm, co-authored the book with Frank Armstrong, a best selling writer and well respected investment advisor. The book provides…

On Friday, October 15th, the Fulton County Daily Report published an article co-authored by Jason R. Doss entitled “Wall Street wants to keep consumers in the dark.” The article discusses the fact that the Dodd-Frank Act requires the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to complete a study by January 2011 to determine whether all individuals who…

AARP recently issued a warning to veterans, warning of fraudsters claiming “instant eligibility for additional benefits through a quick overhaul of [their] investments.” This growing scam can lead to serious financial harm and can often cause other difficulties for the veteran victims. The scammers claim that the purchase of investments with them will make the veterans…

Some experts are saying that gold will be the next bubble to burst. They may have a point. According to The Street, before the financial crisis, in January 2007, gold was priced at $650 per ounce. The average price of gold had fluctuated between $300 and $500 per ounce during the 10 years prior. Today, the…