Asset Investigation and Asset Search

 

Asset search and discovery is an extremely specialized type of investigation, demanding extensive experience, access and resources. Anyone can access public databases and complete a superficial search; however, checking public databases is only the beginning step, and this step is only about 10% of a complete asset search or asset investigation.

Consider our track record:

  • Beacon’s success rate finding for undisclosed bank accounts averages over 80% based on our last three years of results. Results for all identified accounts include approximate balance within a few hundred dollars or an exact balance when available, as well as the addresses of the branches where the accounts are located.
  • Our success rate for finding stock, brokerage, and retirement accounts runs at around 60%, which is comparable to the percentage of the population that owns securities in the USA.

The art of locating hidden assets is a complex and intensive process that can involve several methods of legal asset identification, such as field investigation, proprietary databases, foreign sources, surveillance, vendor records and payments, third party information, and document collection and verification.  Each case is unique and should be approached as such.

Our asset search process will discover a subject’s financial interests in the following areas:

• Real or Personal Property
• Motor Vehicles, Aircraft and Watercraft
• Ownership or Interest in Corporations, LLCs, LLPs, etc.
• Trademarks or Service Marks, Patents
• UCC Interests
• Judgments, Liens, Bankruptcies
• Checking and Savings Accounts
• Brokerage Accounts
• IRAs and Retirement Accounts
• Offshore Accounts
• Stock Accounts

Our investigators include former Special Agents with the FBI, and they have the specialized experience and education and resources to successfully complete asset discovery cases. All searches are conducted in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and GLB financial privacy laws.

Read More: Top 10 Reasons for Conducting an Asset Search.

For more information, please call 800-535-2136.

You can also contact President Mike Orchard at morchard@beaconinvestigation.com or
Director John Powers at jpowers@beaconinvestigation.com.

 

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