Wiley Investor's Guide to Loss Recovery: Rights, Mediation, Arbitration, and other Strategies: 12 (Wiley Finance)

Essential guidance for recovery of lost assets through arbitration, mediation and other forms of conflict resolutionSince the discovery of the Madoff fraud and investment scandals associated with the global credit crisis, investors have become aware that they can fight back and demand both justice and monetary recovery. To date, the only reliable resources on securities arbitration have been either sensationalized accounts of how to sue Wall Street or legal references, which provide no practical application. Filled with expert guidance showing investors how arbitration works, Investor's Guide to Loss Recovery fills that gap by providing a focus on all of the investor's options when a conflict arises.Includes charts showing the major areas of litigation as well as empirical evidence of enhanced awareness of investment misconductProprietary research by the author, demonstrating arbitration resultsAnalysis on how newly enacted regulatory reforms will impact the process and options for financial fraud victimsPersonal interviews with securities attorneys, experts and investorsDetailed scripts of initial attorney interviews, mediation and arbitrationNew financial regulations are impacting the options available to investors looking to recover assets. Investor's Guide to Loss Recovery is must-have reading for every investor, financial advisor, and attorney. From the Inside Flap Investor's Guide toLoss RecoveryRights, Mediation, Arbitration,and Other Strategies"Not only does Louis Straney give consumers a way to measure and understand their losses, assess their choices for what to do when faced with loss, and maximize their hopes for recovery, his book also gives attorneys who represent consumers insight into how to maneuver the byzantine system of federal and state laws that govern this area where there has been so little protection and so much abuse. . . Nowhere else can someone find a resource like this for people who have suffered loss in this arcane arena."—From the Foreword by John T. Feldman, Assistant Dean, Career Services, and Adjunct Professor of Mediation, University of New Mexico School of LawNew financial regulations are impacting the options available to investors looking to recover assets. To date, the only reliable resources on securities arbitration have been either sensationalized accounts of how to sue Wall Street, or legal references, which provide no practical application.Filled with expert guidance showing investors how arbitration really works—and how it can work in their favor, Investor's Guide to Loss Recovery presents a more approachable and effective process to exercising rights as a victim, with coverage of:Litigation resources and strategies you need to get familiar withHow to effectively file a claim—and the results you can expectDetailed scripts of initial attorney interviews in mediation and arbitrationHow to organize the massive amount of documents exchanged between partiesPersonal interviews with securities attorneys, experts, and investorsHow newly enacted regulatory reforms will impact the process and options for financial fraud victimsYou can fight back, persist, and demand both justice and monetary recovery. Investor's Guide to Loss Recovery equips you—as well as investors, financial advisors, and attorneys—with the expert knowledge, insight, and preparation needed to recover from investment misconduct. From the Back Cover Praise for Investor's Guide to Loss Recovery Rights, Mediation, Arbitration, and Other Strategies"Louis Straney's Investor's Guide to Loss Recovery is a must-read for any investor. Broker negligence and wrongdoing are significant problems for today's investor. Lou Straney recognizes that investors need to know that they can recover losses caused by brokers and investment firms. This well-organized and thoughtful book is an important guide to the type of help available. The book's straightforward and understandable format makes it easy