SLCG's research and testimony frequently results in press coverage and awards, decisions or orders.

07-2010:	The Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2010 - “Crisis-Era Munis Haunt Wall Street\"
05-2010:	New York Times, May 21, 2010 – “‘100% Protected’ Isn’t as Safe as It Sounds”
05-2010:	Bloomberg, May 17, 2010 – “JPMorgan’s 64 Percent Note Shows Risks of Reverse Convertibles”
04-2010:	Los Angeles Times, April 26, 2010 – “Schwab case shows pain of a bond market\'s collapse on small investors\"
04-2010:	The Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2010 - “About Those Alleged Short-Term Funds...\"
04-2010:	Investment News, April 7, 2010 – “FINRA, SEC and state regulators swarm Morgan Keegan with fraud cha
03-2010:	Reuters, March 29, 2010 – “Complex notes with principal guarantees spring back”
11-2009:	The Sacramento Bee, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 – “SMUD sues Wall St. firms over alleged bid rigging”
09-2009:	Securities Litigation and Consulting Group, Inc. Releases Leveraged Municipal “Arbitrage” Study
05-2009:	Birmingham Business Journal, May 1, 2009 – “Morgan Keegan suits loom large over Regions Financial”
04-2009:	Barron’s, April 13, 2009 – “Designed to Deceive: Equity Indexed Annuities”
01-2009:	SLCG Announces Updated Regions Morgan Keegan Bond Fund Study
10-2008:	SLCG Announces Regions Morgan Keegan Bond Fund Study
09-2008:	NASAA Submits SLCG’s An Economic Analysis of Equity-Indexed Annuities to the SEC
07-2008:	SIFMA Calls SEC’s Proposed Market Data Order “Fatally Flawed”
07-2008:	The Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Equity-Indexed Annuities Rule Proposal
05-2008:	Dateline NBC Investigates Equity-Indexed Annuities
05-2008:	Trust & Estates: Custom Bond Valuations
04-2008:	18th Annual International Institute for Securities Market Development
03-2008:	Cornell University School of Law
10-2007:	Risk Managment Workshop
09-2007:	31st Annual Southwestern Securities Enforcement Conference
06-2007:	Study: Mandatory Arbitration of Securities Disputes
06-2007:	Press Release: Securities Arbitration Study
05-2007:	Minimizing Longevity Risk
04-2007:	Equity-indexed annuities
03-2007:	Arbitration Is a Tough Climb
03-2007:	Annuities complaint sends up red flag
02-2007:	Class action litigation looms...
02-2007:	Equity-indexed annuities
01-2007:	Things to look for in ’07
12-2006:	Buying Index Funds Through Brokers...
12-2006:	Equity-linked structured notes
12-2006:	The Risk of Measuring Risk
12-2006:	Steering Investors to Sure-Fire Lower Returns
12-2006:	Research on variable annuities...
09-2006:	Integrity Matters: Taking an Ethical Approach...
09-2006:	Indexed-Annuities: Too Good to be True?
08-2006:	3 Retirement Deals You Can Do Without
07-2006:	Mind your money, and your broker
06-2006:	Excessive fund fees
05-2006:	Homework Key to Avoiding Investor Pitfalls
05-2006:	Citigroup Ruling May Embolden Affluent Investors
05-2006:	Fixed Income Markets in Ottawa
04-2006:	Annuities With an S&P Return
04-2006:	Lessons from U.S. Corporate and Municipal...
03-2006:	Study riles advocates of equity index annuity
02-2006:	Secondary Transaction Costs
12-2005:	Broker Haggle Guide
09-2005:	Spanning the Transparency Divide
07-2005:	NASDAQ Adds Four More Indexes
05-2005:	Transparency Could Save Investors $1B
05-2005:	Corporate Bond Market Transparency...
05-2005:	U.S. Bond Market Transparency
05-2005:	Lessons from U.S. Corporate Bond Market...
02-2005:	...Bond Market Transparency Initiatives
02-2005:	Primuni's First, and So Far Only...
11-2004:	Fixed Income Markets in Montreal
11-2004:	Employee Stock Options...
11-2004:	Survey Finds Hidden Trading Costs
10-2004:	Bond Markets: Ripe
10-2004:	Groups Urge More Transparency in Corp. Bond...
09-2004:	Sting of scandal followed by lower fees...
08-2004:	Mom and Pop Pay Steep Price To Trade Munis
07-2004:	Why Brokers Want You to Buy 'B Shares'
06-2004:	An Overview of the Regulation of the...
04-2004:	True fund costs tricky to figure
04-2004:	SEC's Agreement with MFS Puts Mutual Funds...
03-2004:	How much does trading cost?
03-2004:	Funds' risk changes at disclosure times...
03-2004:	“Concentrated Stock Dangers
02-2004:	Fund group pushes new disclosures
02-2004:	New Light on Hidden Fees
02-2004:	Can the Muni Market Be Made Safe for Investors?
02-2004:	Muni Bonds Can Cost More to Trade than Stocks
02-2004:	Pricey Municipal Bonds
02-2004:	Muni Trading Costs High
02-2004:	...Quality of Fixed Income Markets in Ottawa
01-2004:	Study finds large mutual funds have undisclosed...
01-2004:	Massachusetts Financial in Talks to Settle...
10-2003:	Damage Theories Under State Law for Securities...
03-2003:	Morgan Stanley is sued on 'Break Points'
02-2002:	How to make money in mutual funds...
04-1998:	Choosing the Right Class of Shares Can Add Up..

Date: 03-2007
Arbitration Is a Tough Climb


Wall Street Journal - "Arbitration Is a Tough Climb: Some Ask if System Is Stacked Against Investors." Extensively cites research undertaken by Dr. O’Neal on NASD and New York Stock Exchange arbitration awards from 1995 to 2004. Study is available on the SLCG website.