Category: Articles, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts How to Detect Elder Financial Abuse 15 Warning Signs a Loved One Needs Help TASA ID: 11602 Older American adults are at an increased risk of becoming victims of financial fraud or exploitation which criminals don’t want you to know about. An estimated $36 billion lost to these con artists each year. They gain the trust of our loved ones and use it against them in ways that leave victims emotionally and financially devastated. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Collection Litigation, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys, Working With Experts FACE TIME WITH ASSET DISCOVERY FOCUSING on ASSETS to COLLECT AND EVALUATE SETTLEMENT TASA ID: 3877 ANALYZE THE AMOUNT DUE ON THE MORTGAGE or DEED OF TRUST. Math Sleuths. The loan amount is $750,000. The probable rate of interest is 5.25%. The term is 30 years, the date of the mortgage is August 1, 2017. The monthly payments are $4,142.00. The unpaid balance is $738,518. Assuming a loan to value ratio of 75%/Value, the purchase was $1,000,000 and down payment $250,000.00. Assuming that the monthly payment must equal one quarterly monthly payment, the gross income of the defendant is about $16,000 a month or makes $192,000.00 a year. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys Options on Leveraged VIX ETFs - Legal Issues TASA ID: 13992 This article was originally published on NavesinkInternational.com and in Albourne Village, village-us.albourne.com___________There is much to be said about the February 5th losses on the leveraged VIX ETF options. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys Don't Touch the VIX! Oops. TASA ID: 13992 This article was originally published on NavesinkInternational.com and in Albourne Village, village-us.albourne.com___________It's a no-brainer; the financial industry has change a lot over the last decades. There are multiple causes. Among the structural factors, one can mention the rise of technology, the decimalization and electronification of exchanges, the introduction of ECNs for equity, the increases in volume and speed of those exchanges. There were also significant regulatory changes (MIFID, Basel, Dodd-Frank...). Derivatives trading has changed a lot too. But what happened to the VIX on February 5th, could be a wake-up call to the industry and generate another wave of deep changes. Read more
Category: Articles, Business & Commerce, Employment, Financial/Economic, Resources for Attorneys, Safety “Joint Employer” Ruling Continues to Cause Disturbing Legal Consequences for Franchisors TASA ID: 11532 This article appears as an update to previous editorials expressing my viewpoints relative to escalating franchise litigation globally. Three years ago, the National Labor Relations Board overturned a long-standing rule: An employer of its own workers could not also be viewed as the “joint employer” of the workers of companies it relied upon to supply it or to perform other functions it would otherwise need to do itself. Read more
