Investment Fraud Lawyer

When it comes to the single largest investment most of us will make - buying a home - consumers want to make sure they've protected that investment to the best of their abilities. As realtors, providing them with sound, knowledgeable advice will maintain their confidence, perhaps their business.

When it comes to protecting that investment, one option to consider is title insurance - a cost effective protection that shields home buyers from many of the major risks that can affect the ownership and/or future marketability of title to the property. Like all insurance policies, title insurance is a contract of insurance that comes with terms and conditions. To get the most value out of the title insurance policy, it's important that buyers understand how title insurance works, and what risks title insurance does and does not cover.

Investment banker pleads guilty to fraud

Dan Rubin turned heads a few years ago when he blew into Lake Helen in a silver Lamborghini, made a lavish bid for mayor and launched a series of high-profile business ventures.

Now Rubin, who bought the publicly traded 1-800-Attorney Inc., has joined the ranks of disgraced chief executive officers convicted of scamming investors and manipulating stock prices.

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School sues professor for fraud, he claims he is an amnesiac

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Charleston Southern University has sued its economics professor Al Parish, claiming he lost $10 million the school invested - more than a tenth of its assets and about three-quarters of its endowment.

Parish is claiming amnesia.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission also filed suit on Thursday against Parish, an economist noted for his colorful outfits and a pen collection worth more than $1 million.

The suit alleges Parish defrauded the school and other investors of most of the $134 million they had invested through him.

The commission said that after it attempted to contact Parish, "he checked into a local hospital claiming to have amnesia."

The commission said Parish's funds had been operating since 1986 and four of the funds were "informal pools of money."

The pools allowed investors to put money in commodities and securities futures products, bonds, stocks and hard assets such as expensive watches, jewelry and fine art.

European Stocks Rally to 6 1/2 Year High on Takeover Outlook

April 10 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rallied to a 6 1/2- year high as takeovers lifted property and auto shares and a surge in metal prices buoyed mining companies.

The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index rose for a fifth day, adding 0.6 percent to 382.5 in London.

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TLCVision Announces Intention to Repurchase up to 20 Million ...

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/10/07 -- TLC Vision Corporation (TSX: TLC)(NASDAQ: TLCV), North America's premier eye care services company, announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a modified "Dutch auction" tender offer in which the Company will offer to repurchase up to $125 million of its common stock at a price per share not less than $5.75 and not greater than $6.25. This represents up to approximately 30% of the total shares outstanding. The share repurchase will be financed through a combination of cash-on-hand and borrowing. The commencement of the repurchase is subject to obtaining regulatory relief and satisfactory debt financing.

Jim Wachtman, President and CEO of TLCVision, said, "The Company's Board of Directors and management believe that the recent trading price range of TLCVision's shares is not fully reflective of the value of the Company's business and future prospects.

Student is youngest trader to win CNBC challenge

SMU sophomore John Tepichin created a buzz in national media when he became the youngest trader to win the weekly portion of CNBC's Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge. Tepichin won the challenge with an impressive one-week gain of 64 percent. Most of Tepichin's competitors are working adults or professional traders.

More than 500,000 adults are competing in CNBC's "Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge." Participants use one million CNBC Bucks to create a fake portfolio and trade on the stock market. The challenge lasts for 10 weeks, and the top investor of each week wins a $10,000 prize. At the end of the 10 weeks, the weekly winners and top 10 overall players play in a final round to compete for a prize of $1 million.

Tepichin entered the CNBC Money Challenge because he believed his skills were on par with other serious traders.

CoStar Green Report: Building Green Becomes the New 'Black'

In this issue of the CoStar Green Report, Ernst & Young predicts that green principles will become synonymous with real estate profits; Bank of America introduces reduced rates for green borrowing; Vail looks to build the U.S. first environmentally friendly neighborhood; plus news that IKEA will phase out plastic bags by charging for them, and more news. The New 'Black' Green will become the new black in 2007, predicts Ernst & Young. Green building - once dismissed by major developers as "too expensive" will become almost a necessity as tenants, lenders, residents, and even investors push for sustainability. Nor is green restricted to building. Look for green principles to become synonymous in the real estate industry with solid, cost-efficient operating principles. "If you aren't at least meeting LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards in new construction, there's an increasing risk - one likely to accelerate in the next five years - that your project may falter," say the authors Katherine Hammack and Rick Sinkuler.

Fidelity Ventures closes acquisitions

Fidelity Ventures, the venture capital arm of financial services giant Fidelity Investments in Boston, has purchased a majority stake in data-management concern Asset Control and appointed one of its own investment partners to oversee the newly acquired company's "next phase of growth."

Jim Cramer: What he's good for and what he isn't

Monday's New York Times discussed the anger of investors who have burned by following Jim Cramer's tips. In particular, his sell call on Dendreon (NASDAQ: DNDN) came back to haunt him quickly. A joke about the movie The Fugitive also caused many critics to question whether he had any idea what he was talking about. Cramer said that the joke was misunderstood, and that he really had researched Dendreon. In light of this, and recent controversy surrounding remarks he made about illegal trading activity at his hedge fund, I thought I would give my take on "What Cramer's good for, and what he isn't."

Mad Money's primary attraction is that it's the most entertaining of the investment shows. Granted, praising a show for being more entertaining than PBS's Nightly Business Report is damning with faint praise to say the least.