FREE PORTFOLIO MONITORING SERVICES PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO INVESTORS

12/15/2022

Corporate wrongdoing costs investors $330 billion dollars annually. When a corporation engage in fraudulent business practices it most often has the effect of inflating stock prices. However, when the fraud is eventually exposed, the stock market reacts causing a sharp drop in the value of stock which is followed by a stead drop over an extended period. When investor purchases stock why its value was fraudulently or artificial inflated, investor losses can be directly linked to the corporate fraud and may be recovered.

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jWith billions of dollars in recoveries at issue in securities class cases, many investors are are not recouping all the money they could because few have the time or possess the legal knowledge to monitor their investments. As a result, most investors are not even aware of the existence of fraud in connection with securities they own because often the red flags indicating corporate fraud are unapparent and could otherwise go unnoticed until investors have incurred substantial losses. Therefore, when corportate fraud occurs investors are unually unaware and are not advised of their legal options. Futhermore, investors usually have no way of being updated on the status of the case including, most notably, when a case has settled and of the necessaty of submitting the required claim forms to recover their losses which can be significantly in many instances.

Fortunately for investors, with the emergence of portfolio monitoring services which is offered by plaintiff’s securities firms (“Firms”) of charge, they now have a way to prevent this from happening in the future. With portfolio monoriting investor are advised of their legal options when fraud has been detected or committed in connection with stocks they own and are notified if a case settles and are provided help filling out claims ensuring they recover a portion of their losses.

Generally, portfolio monitoring utilizes sophisticated technology, along with other research tools and subscription services to track the stock market in real time and is managed by attorneys, accountants and analysts trained to identify indicators of corporate fraud. Portfolio Monitoring a typically free service offered by plaintiff firms to investors. Investors provide the Firm with information on their stock holdings and the Firm monitors the investments in order to alert investors to corporate wrongdoing and potential claims premised upon violations of the securities laws or breach of fiduciary duty. Attorneys will advise investors of their legal options, and explain the case process, and will even help investors fill out class action claim forms so they can receive their share of the settlement proceeds.

Whenever corporate fraud or other wrongdoing is exposed to the market, the market responds, and the company’s stock price will fall dramatically when the truth is revealed. Additionally, the stock price will continue to drop for some time after the truth has been exposed. Investors who purchased shares before the truth is revealed to the market, purchased those shares at artificially inflated prices. When the fraud is exposed and the stock price collapses, investors incur losses due to the fraud and other wrongdoing by company insiders or directors.

Many investors simply do not have the time to constantly monitor all of their investments and do not realize when one of their investments has been negatively affected by corporate wrongdoing and the price of the stock has dropped causing them to suffer losses. Many times, these loses can be significant. When investors utilize a Portfolio Monoriting Service, the Firm will alert them when one their investments is under an active investigation or has been negatively affected by fraud or other corporate misconduct.

After explaining the results of their investigation, including analizing losses, and evaluating the merits of a potential claim, the Firm will advise investors of all their legal options including whether they may have a potential claim. There is no obligation to take action, but if an investor chooses to do so, plaintiff Firms will usually represent investors free of charge on a contingency basis, and there is no obligation to retain the Firm monitoring an investors portfolio.

If a company in which an investor has invested decides to settle a case brought against it, the Firm will notify investors, for example, by sending them a link to the claim form and the Firm will assist investors in filling it out. After that, investors will receive a check for their portion of the settlement.

Protecting the privacy, confidentiality, and security of their clients’ information is of utmost importance to plaintiff Firms, and all data is protected by administrative, physical, and technical controls.

Because Portfolio Monoriting Service are offered free of charge and the information investors provide regarding their holdings is treated as strictly confidential, there are no risk to investors in utilizing a Portfolio Monoriting Service. On the other hand, investors will receive significant benefits in utilizing a Portfolio Monoriting Service. Investors do not have to worry about monitoring their investment twenty-four hours a day – the Firm do this for investors. In the event one of an investor’s investment has been negatively affected by corporate fraud, the Firm will alert an investor, explain the results of their investigation, including analyzing an investor’s losses, and will evaluate the merits of a potential claim, and the Firm will advise investors of all their legal options including whether the investor may have a potential claim.

While there is no obligation to take action, if an investor chooses to do so, most Firms will represent them free of charge on a contingency basis. Finally, if there has been a settlement in a case involving an investor’s holdings the Firm typically will send an investor a link to the claim form and assist them in filling it out. After that, investors will receive a check for their portion of the settlement.

In short, there are no risk or costs to utilizing a Portfolio Monoriting Service and investors will receive the benefits of having their investments constantly monitored by a team of professionals, advised when their investments have been affected by corporate wrongdoing, advised of their legal options, and helped with the claims process when a case involving one of their investment settles ensuring investors receive their fair share of the settlement proceeds.

If you have any questions about Portfolio Monoriting Services, please do not hesitate to contact the author Timothy L. Miles today.

Timothy L. Miles. Esq.

Timothy L. Miles is a nationally recognized shareholder rights attorney raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Miles was recently selected by Martindale-Hubbell® and ALM as a 2022 Top Ranked Lawyer, 2022 Top Rated Litigator. and a 2022 Elite Lawyer of the South. Mr. Miles also maintains the AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, their highest rating for both legal ability and ethics. Mr. Miles is a member of the prestigious Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers: The National Trial Lawyers Association, a superb rated attorney by Avvo, a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by Premier Lawyers of America (2019) and recognized as a Distinguished Lawyer, Recognizing Excellence in Securities Law, by Lawyers of Distinction (2019). Mr. Miles has published over sixty articles on various issues of the law, including class actions, whistleblower cases, products liability, and more. Please visit our website.

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