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FTX Warnings vs Madoff Warnings: What was the Difference?

Investors in Madoff Securities and FTX were both warned, but by different sets of people. If it turns out to be true that without customer knowledge FTX took billions of dollars of customer account money to invest in a risky company owned…
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When Too Few Regulatory Problems Add to Risk

One indispensable part of due diligence is to check for regulatory sanctions. Was a company found by the SEC or FINRA to have misappropriated investor money? Put them in unsuitable investments? Lied on a filing to induce people to invest money…
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Way After Madoff Ponzi Schemes Are Still With Us: How to Avoid Them

Nearly ten years on since the arrest of master Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, the Ponzi fraudsters are still with us. Maybe not with as much money as Madoff’s billions, but powerful enough to do a lot of damage. Being devoted to finding assets,…