The victims were as old as 91 and their losses could add up to nearly $20 million. ...more

October 26, 2009

Mad at disgraced investor Bernard Madoff? There's a toy just for you. One of the vendors at this week's Toy Fair is offering the "Smash-Me Bernie," a $99.95 Madoff lookalike doll that wears a devil-red suit and carries a pitchfork. It comes with its own hammer — so you can pulverize it. ...more

February 16, 2009

Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel has entered into an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission consenting to the freezing of his assets. ...more

February 3, 2009

Sarasota hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel, arrested last week on fraud charges, has entered into an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission consenting to the freezing of his assets. ...more

February 2, 2009

John B. Mooney of Hudson agrees with letter writer Tony D'Andrea that the rich pay the lion's share of taxes. That's because they have the pig's share of the nation's wealth, Mooney says. ...more

January 21, 2009

Who owns your loan? Thousands of homeowners pay their mortgages every month to their original lender, and they have no idea that an investor actually owns their loan. When a loan is sold, the homeowner is not typically notified. ...more

November 18, 2008

Natalie Fuentes was about to lose her foreclosure battle when her lender said it would work out a loan modification so she could stay in her home of 13 years. ...more

November 18, 2008

Natalie Fuentes was about to lose her foreclosure battle when her lender said it would work out a loan modification so she could stay in her home of 13 years. ...more

November 17, 2008

Here's something that might provide a bit of solace amid the plunging values in your retirement accounts: Warren Buffett is losing lots of money, too. So are Tracinda's Kirk Kerkorian, investor Carl Icahn and CBS' Sumner Redstone. ...more

November 17, 2008

Downtown Tampa will be getting one fewer condominium building, but it's gaining a new high-rise apartment complex. ...more

October 9, 2008