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It's scary to think that many investors and hard-working individuals become victims of investment mismanagement and stock broker abuse every day. In fact, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), there were 785 cases involving fraud and insider trading that were prosecuted in 2016. These cases totaled over $204.2 million in fines and restitution for victims.

It's scary to think that many investors and hard-working individuals become victims of investment mismanagement and stock broker abuse every day. In fact, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), more than 800 brokerage firms were prosecuted for investment fraud and mismanagement in 2015, resulting in over $95.1 million in fines and $96.6 million paid in damages to victims.

It's a sad and scary fact that individuals become victims of investment mismanagement and stock broker abuse every day. In fact, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, there are a number of investment scams that are commonly used to target Americans. Some examples of real investment scams include high-return or risk-free investments, pyramid schemes, Ponzi schemes, promissory notes and among many others.

Investment scams are real. In fact, many investors and individuals become victims of investment mismanagement and stock broker abuse every day. According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), more than 800 brokerage firms were prosecuted for investment fraud and mismanagement in 2015. These cases resulted in over $95.1 million in fines for firms and parties responsible, and another $96.6 million paid in restitution for victims.

Through the years, Cold Spring Advisory Group has helped hundreds of individuals and investors with their broker abuse and investment mismanagement claims. Most recently, Cold Spring Advisory Group helped an elderly couple who suffered a serious financial loss after working with a broker.

Unfortunately, individuals become victims of investment mismanagement and stock broker abuse every day. In fact, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), over 800 brokerage firms were prosecuted for fraud and insider trading cases in 2015, which resulted in over $95.1 million in fines, and another $96.6 million paid in restitution for victims.

Unfortunately, stock market loss is extremely common today, especially in the last decade, during the most recent economic depression. Many individuals and investors have spent years, and the majority of their lives saving and investing their hard-earned money only to see it disappear. All in all, stock market loss is devastating financially and emotionally, and can leave individuals and investors feeling lost and hopeless. However, Cold Spring Advisory Group wants individuals and investors to know that they have options that can help them recoup some of their losses and help them get back on their financial track.

Unfortunately, individuals have become victims of stock market loss every day. Investors work their entire lives to put money away for their children's college tuition and retirement only to discover one day that everything they have worked for is gone. Stock market loss can not only be devastating financially, but also emotionally. However, rather than leaving individuals to feel broke and defeated, there are options that can help them recoup some of their losses.

Unfortunately, individuals become victims of broker abuse and financial mismanagement every day. Investors work hard to put money away for the future only to discover that a broker has been participating in fraudulent activity or charging excessive commissions over time, leaving investors and individuals with some serious financial damages or nearly broke.

Unfortunately, cases of broker abuse and financial mismanagement happen to hard-working, blue-collar individuals every day. They work hard, put money away or even invest it to hopefully one day retire only to discover over time that the broker they have been working with has been committing fraud, charging excessive commissions or in some cases stealing from an individual's portfolio, resulting in serious financial loss for the individual.