Posts belonging to Category Penny Stocks
Posted by Alan PerryonJuly 16, 2014
Cynk is a social network company that has no revenue, no assets, and no profits. Until last week, it was the hottest stock on Wall Street, according to a Business Insider report by Hunter Walker and Julia La Roche (July 14, 2014). Its stock rose to $21 per share on July 10th, which gave the […]
Categories: Investigations, Penny Stocks, Regulatory Developments, Securities
Posted by Alan PerryonMarch 29, 2013
Rising interest rates may be death to traditional bonds and bond funds, but a number of alternative investment strategies allegedly designed to protect principal in a rising interest rate environment are springing up to take their place. It remains to be seen whether they will provide ballast when bond prices fall. For decades, bond investors […]
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Posted by Page PerryonFebruary 20, 2012
Investors beware ? penny stock hucksters are preying on investors again. Jonathan Hoenig, managing member of Capitalistpig Hedge Fund warns “Penny Stocks Aren’t Worth a Dime” (SmartMoney.com, Feb. 6, 2012). Most of the stocks that make the yearly new-low list are penny stocks (less than $5 a share), and many institutional investors will not buy […]
Categories: Brokerage Firms, Common Securities Broker Abuses, Elder Abuses, Fairness/Just & Equitable Conduct, Investment Advisers, Investment Malpractice, Investor Alerts, Misrepresentation/Omission, Penny Stocks, Securities, Securities/Commodities Arbitration, Securities/Commodities Litigation, Smart Investing Tools, Unsuitable Recommendations