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July 6, 2025
Every year, countless seniors fall prey to the pernicious threat of financial abuse, often orchestrated through convoluted investment schemes. Elder financial abuse is an insidious crime, stripping away the lifetime savings of vulnerable individuals who are less equipped to recover from financial losses. This often overlooked issue demands an urgent and comprehensive approach to protect […]
July 3, 2025
If you invested in the Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund (ticker symbols – RMHVX, RMJAX, or RHHIX), you may have experienced devastating losses during June 2025. Although marketed as a municipal bond fund, RMHVX held speculative assets that made it far riskier than many investors realized. At Bakhtiari & Harrison, we are currently […]
June 30, 2025
You did everything right. You worked hard, saved diligently, and entrusted your future to a financial advisor and their brokerage firm. You envisioned a secure retirement, a college fund for your children, and the financial freedom you deserved. But now, as you scrutinize your account statements, a cold dread comes over you. The numbers don’t […]
June 29, 2025
For many investors, gaining meaningful exposure to the largest U.S. companies through direct stock purchases can be capital-intensive and logistically challenging. While the S&P 500 index provides broad access to the U.S. equity market, purchasing shares of all 500 constituent companies—or even the largest among them—is not a viable strategy for most individual investors. Instead, […]
June 19, 2025
For many, the dream of a comfortable retirement, secured by a lifetime of diligent saving and prudent investing, has been shattered by the harsh reality of stock market losses. While market fluctuations are an inherent part of investing, significant financial devastation can often be traced back to a more preventable source: stockbroker negligence. At Bakhtiari […]