If you are an investor, you know the importance of investment managers, investment advisors and other financial consultants. These are the people who are given you their presumedly expert advice regarding how to manage your investments to minimize risk and maximize...
A real estate investment trust (REIT) is an investment option that closely resembles a mutual fund. However, rather than compiling shares of securities, these funds invest in real estate properties. How does a REIT work? While in a mutual fund, the success of the...
Don’t let the cart get before the horse, and don’t sell your invention before you have filed a patent application. Inventors, entrepreneurs and businesses are understandably eager to secure licensing or sales arrangements for their newly invented processes,...
When individual investors engage in options account trading, the potential for monetary gain is there, but also risk of financial loss. Because options trading can be more complex than some other kinds of investment, retail (individual) investors may elect to rely on...
Of course, many new businesses incorporate, and private companies go public by raising capital through public offerings of equity shares in their corporations – usually of stock. However, while going public may be the right decision for many businesses, federal...
Across the country, a variety of commercial, government and nonprofit entities regularly outsource tasks to third parties. Whether to cut the costs of having employees do the work or to subscribe to the idea that cheaper is always better, when broker-dealer firms...
Unfortunately, financial greed drives some people to commit illegal fraud in the offering, registration or sale of securities. At our law firm, we advocate for investors with financial losses who have purchased securities tainted by untruthful information that falsely...
Business entrepreneurs and proven company principals spanning Kentucky wear many hats. Put another way: Key decision makers in enterprises across the state customarily have a lot on their minds. Their mindset is broad-based, with ample time and creative energy being...
In many ways, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) represent an entirely new type of intellectual property. While the things that are eligible for NFT treatment overlap a great deal with what can be copyrighted, buying an NFT does not actually confer copyright ownership. NFTs...
Many individuals use low- or no-commission brokers to purchase and sell their investments in various securities. While this seems like a good deal – and it probably is – federal regulators require discount brokers to diligently monitor whether their customers’...
