Posts belonging to Category Church Bonds



Alternative Investments – Big Problems

 

According to financial advisers, do not be fooled by the recent market in stocks into believing that we are in for a continuing period of sustained low volatility.  Those advisers want you to expect lots of volatility and market corrections and to invest accordingly. In light of the foregoing, investors should adopt alternative investment strategies […]

Bond Market – ‘Irrational Exuberance?’

 

Recent warnings regarding dangers in the bond market were recently issued by bond maestro Bill Gross. These warnings are reminiscent of Alan Greenspan’s implicit warning in a 1996 speech when he asked: “How do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values, which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions?”  Specifically, Mr. […]

Bond Warning Issued by FINRA

 

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has finally joined the crowd in warning investors about the risks of bonds and bond funds in the current environment. If FINRA is worried about bonds, the end may be near. FINRA may be late in warning investors about bond and bond fund risks say financial advisers, but investors […]

Will Alternative Investments Fuel the Next Financial Debacle?

 

Investors are being sold more and more alternative investments and large broker-dealers are ramping up to supply that demand, according to the Wall Street Journal (“Alternatives Get a Boost”). The trouble is that most investors do not fully understand these products and their brokerage firm advisers do not fairly explain the risks and problems associated […]

More Experts View Bonds as High Risk

 

Many experts believe that fixed income has become a high-risk asset class, more so than at any time in recent years. Demand has pushed bond prices way up and yields way down. Bond sales for 2012 are expected to break the 2009 record of $1.024 trillion. Investors’ average allocation to fixed income is 26%, double […]

Page Perry Pursuing Church Bond Loss Claims

 

Page Perry announces that it is investigating instances where church bonds were improperly sold to members of the investing public. Recently the firm has been approached by investors whom sustained devastating losses as a result of investing in church bonds and has found an array of misconduct by the sellers ranging from outright fraud to […]

Church Bonds Have Claimed Many Victims

 

In recent years, church bonds have been hazardous for investors. Many of these investor losses can be attributed to the fact that church bonds were routinely sold by promoters and investment advisers as safe investments. These representations were simply untrue.

Church Bond Problems Can Be Prime Examples of Affinity Fraud

 

Investments aren’t always what they appear to be. On the surface, church bonds may appear like a safe and appealing investment. That is the way they are pitched by promoters and investment advisers. Investors are often motivated by appeals to support the church mission, and encouraged by quotations from scripture (“Give, and it will be […]

Securities Regulator Expresses Concerns about Church Bonds

 

Church bonds, and broker sales practices involving them, have earned a spot on the list of examination and enforcement priorities of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for 2012. FINRA is concerned about sales of church bonds arising out of brokers’ inappropriate sales practices, unsuitable product offerings and misrepresentation.