Real estate investments are often termed as hot investments and if done right, they can really yield high returns and that too very quickly. Prudential is a popular name in the world of investments. Prudential financial companies are spread throughout the world and offer wide range of financial services including real estate services (which are also known as Prudential real estate services or just Prudential real estate brokerage services). Prudential real estate network is quite large.
Prudential real estate services start with a tool for finding a home. Enabled by the vast Prudential real estate network, the Prudential real estate home finding service provides you with thousands of listings from various states in the US. This is one wonderful service that also provides you with the access for the multiple listing service in the area of your choice (you need to register for that on the website of Prudential real estate services; this registration is free). Using this service, you can even save homes in your portfolio (i.e. save the details of your choice of homes in your portfolio) and later comeback and view them. You can even request an online home tour. Besides this home finding Prudential real estate service, you can use another service called “Find a neighbourhood service”.
Using this Prudential real estate service, you can determine not only the average costs of houses in a particular locality (and you can choose any locality by giving its zip code or postal address) but also things like schools in that area (with full details) and also other demographic, lifestyle details of the area. Prudential real estate goes even further with providing you with a service that automatically provides you updates for homes that match your profile. These updates are provided through email and are based on the profile that you provide to Prudential real estate at the time of registering on their website. Prudential real estate also provides you with guides and tips for buying and selling homes. These guides can help you in enhancing your understanding about real estate and hence aid you in decision making.
Prudential real estate services also include relocation services, real estate investments, commercial mortgages and commercial properties. You can even join the Prudential real estate network by becoming their franchisee. So Prudential provides the whole gamut of real estate services that you can utilize for your benefit.
Various Prudential real estate services and the Prudential real estate network can be easily accessed through the Prudential real estate website.
DATELINE: BOSTON, MA…
Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers of Boston, MA has announced that Attorney Michael J. Radin has been chosen to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of SBANE, the Smaller Business Association of New England.
William R. Rodgers Esq., a founding member of Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, applauded the choice of Radin, “We’re proud of Michael Radin’s many accomplishments here at TBHR, and we would like to offer our congratulations as he joins SBANE’s Board of Directors. We know that his commitment to building strong relationships with clients, along with his insight, creativity, and extensive experience will be an asset to the mission of SBANE.”
At Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, Radin, who is a member of the bar in Massachusetts, California, and Rhode Island, specializes in guiding businesses through their life cycles, from formation, financing, growth, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and wind down. He counsels clients on distribution systems including joint venture, franchise, and distribution/agency. In addition, he helps clients manage their intellectual property, including trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets.
About SBANE
SBANE (Smaller Business Association of New England) is a nonprofit organization established in 1938 to promote and protect small businesses. Its 1000 member companies in six states range from sole-proprietorship service businesses and growing high technology firms to 200-employee manufacturing plants. SBANE’s programs and services address the shared interests and needs of its diverse membership.
SBANE’s member activities include management education seminars, conferences and programs to strengthen skills and sharpen strategies. In addition SBANE offers membership meetings featuring speakers on topics relevant to small business, an Internship Recruitment Service, timely publications, legislative activities to protect your company’s financial interests, and Health and Dental Insurance to address small business’s #1 employee priority.
Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C.
Formed in 1991, Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C. is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive legal services to its clients. Featuring a breadth and depth of experience and perspective usually found only at larger law firms, Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers. P.C. offers sophisticated legal counsel to entrepreneurs, businesses, individuals, families, and institutions.
Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers’ areas of expertise include corporate law, employment matters, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and dispute resolution, estate planning, taxation, real estate, bankruptcy, and municipal law.
To help clients make informed decisions and achieve their goals, Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers P.C. develops creative customized solutions for its clients by emphasizing careful listening and considerate evaluation. Utilizing the expertise and collegiality of the firm’s fifty plus members, associates, and support staff has consistently resulted in the building of lasting relationships of trust and confidence.
The offices of Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C. are located at 101 Huntington Avenue, Prudential Center, in Boston, MA 02199. For additional information, or to arrange for a consultation, please call 1-617-218-2000, e-mail info@tbhr-law.com, or visit www.tbhr-law.com.
DATELINE: BOSTON, MA…
Do you know how to protect yourself from the next Bernie Madoff when you choose a broker or make an investment? Attorney Lee Holland, of Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C. of Boston, MA, firmly believes in the age-old adage that if an investment opportunity sounds too good to be true it probably is.
However, Attorney Holland, who is also a Public Arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States, urges investors to go a step further to arm themselves against the potential of investment fraud.
“Education and information are the best tools against possible investment fraud. As a FINRA arbitrator I see the aftermath of poor choices made by both investors and financial industry professionals. As a result of this experience, I have become a strong proponent of promulgating information to better educate those on both sides of the investment equation and have found FINRA to be a great educational resource,” explains Holland.
Despite the high profile cases of investment fraud in the headlines, the potential for new fraudulent investment schemes may increase as investors, eager to recoup their losses in times of continued economic uncertainty, fall prey to a new generation of scam artists.
To help avoid investment fraud:
1. Verify the license of anyone promoting an investment opportunity:
• For brokers check www.FINRA.org
• For investment advisors visit www.adviserinfo.sec.gov
• For insurance agents check your state insurance department
• For all sellers check with your state securities regulator
2. Verify that an investment is registered:
• Check investment registrations at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
3. Be aware of the warning signs of investment fraud:
• Unreasonable guarantees
• Unregistered products
• Promise of no fluctuations in returns
• Complicated investment strategies
• Undocumented securities or stocks
• Incomplete or inaccurate account statements
• Pushy salespeople warning you must “act now”
4. Avoid fitting the investment fraud victim profile found in a 2007 FINRA survey:
• Victims often own high-risk investments, including penny stocks, promissory notes, futures, options or private investments in foreign currency;
• Victims tend to rely primarily on friends, family, co-workers for investment advice (70 percent)
• Victims can be too open to new investment information (for example, three times as many victims went to a free investment seminar than the national sample)
• Victims may fail to check the background of an investment or a broker
• Victims are often unable to spot persuasion tactics used by fraudsters
Holland urges all investors to invest their time becoming better educated, before investing their money, to avoid the risk of becoming a future victim of investment fraud. Attorney Holland, an Associate in Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers’ Litigation Group, has extensive experience with alternative dispute resolution, both as an advocate and as a neutral.
FINRA
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through comprehensive regulation. FINRA touches virtually every aspect of the securities business – from registering and educating all industry participants to examining securities firms; writing and enforcing rules and the federal securities laws; informing and educating the investing public; providing trade reporting and other industry utilities; and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and firms.
Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C.
Formed in 1991, Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C. is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive legal services to its clients. Featuring a breadth and depth of experience and perspective usually found only at larger law firms, Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers. P.C. offers sophisticated legal counsel to entrepreneurs, businesses, individuals, families, and institutions.
Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers’ areas of expertise include corporate law, employment matters, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and dispute resolution, estate planning, taxation, real estate, bankruptcy, and municipal law.
The offices of Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C. are located at 101 Huntington Avenue, Prudential Center, in Boston, MA 02199. For additional information, or to arrange for a consultation, please call 1-617-218-2000, e-mail info@tbhr-law.com, or visit www.tbhr-law.com.
