Zamansky LLC: Investment Fraud Attorneys for Claims Involving Collateral Yield Enhancement Strategy (CYES) Investments Our attorneys are currently investigating claims that Harvest Volatility Management Collateral engaged in fraudulent sales of collateral yield enhancement strategy (“Harvest CYES”) investments to clients of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (“Merrill Lynch”). Merrill Lynch is the […]
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Volatility Investors Vulnerable to Losses Just as hurricane Dorian has devastated parts of the Bahamas, retail investors are potentially facing a volatility storm. Indeed, UBS and Merrill Lynch investors whose portfolios are exposed to volatility sensitive yield enhancement options strategies are particularly vulnerable. Volatility investors may be glad to see the […]

News of YES Losses and Arbitration Increases in Financial Media Circuits It’s no secret that investors have been unhappy with their purchase of yield enhancement strategy (YES) and iron condor investment options. Though clients were promised a safe and stable financial investment by their broker, the results of these purchases […]
Zamansky, LLC: Protecting Clients with Yield Enhancement Strategy Losses Investors and those who follow financial news may have become aware of the increase in lawsuits forming against UBS, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse and other brokerage and advisory firms. Backlash against these companies is escalating due to the sale of yield […]
Note: This blog post was also posted in Seeking Alpha on 8/12/19. The market is bouncing wildly, and that should make Mom and Pop investors pause and take note. The S&P 500 hit new highs in mid-July, reaching 3,000. Then on Monday, it had its worst day of the year, […]
Former Riot Blockchain CEO, John O’Rourke, may be included as part of a criminal investigation that has been launched by federal authorities in relation to “microcap fraud.” According to a CNBC article, the probe runs parallel with a civil case that the SEC brought against O’Rourke and others who were […]
Riot Blockchain, a publicly-traded Bitcoin and Litecoin mining company previously known as Bioptix, recently announced that its auditors had found “material weaknesses” in the company’s internal controls for financial reporting. The cryptocurrency company, which reported holding more than $41.6 million in cash at the end of 2017, also reported that […]
As cryptocurrency trading continues to grow in popularity among casual investors, and as new initial coin offerings (including fraudulent initial coin offerings) become increasingly common, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning investors to be wary of the risk of cryptocurrency scams. In a recent Investor Alert, the SEC […]
The yield enhancement strategy (YES) is often pitched as a “safe” or “low-risk” option for investors who are interested in maintaining consistent returns. However, reality has recently shown that the investment products bought and sold under YES are extremely complex and risky. In recent months, many individual investors have come […]
Imagine your financial adviser selling you a bond fund that you thought was invested in low risk index or municipal securities only to find out that much of your holdings are in high-risk Chinese or Puerto Rico bonds. Unfortunately, that is the situation facing investors who may have unwittingly bought […]