Losing money due to margin calls and excessive use of margin can be devastating for investors. Fortunately, if your stockbroker failed to inform you of the risks of purchasing on margin or bought on margin without your permission, you may be able to recover these losses in arbitration through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Read on to learn more about what it means to buy on margin,what excessive use of margin is, and how you can go about getting your money back. Understanding What It Means to Buy on MarginPurchasing...Continue Reading...
This past August, airports across the nation experienced major delays as a result of an outage in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s processing system. The outage caused travelers to experience up to 3 hours in waiting times in order to be processed for their flights. Although the agency worked to get the system running as quickly as possible, many travelers expressed their frustration with the agency’s lack of organization in the outage. At the time of the incident, initial reports stated that there was no indication...Continue Reading...
