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$1.8B Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Fund Stops Suspensions Following Fraud Allegations

Infinity Q Capital Management Founder May Have Incorrectly Valued Certain Fund Assets The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the suspension of redemptions on the $1.8B Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Investor Fund (IQDAX). This includes postponing redemption date payments past seven days. The move comes in the wake…

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Commonwealth Financial Network Broker Joseph Leonczyk Sold FS Energy and FS KKR Investments To Customers

Financial Advisor in Ludlow, Massachusetts is Named in Two Pending Customer Disputes Joseph Anthony Leonczyk, a Commonwealth Financial Network registered representative, is currently named in two pending customer disputes in which the claimants allege that he unsuitably recommended that they invest in FS Energy and Power Fund (FSEP),  FS KKR…

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Broker Tamber Proctor Accused of Unsuitably Recommending FS Energy & Power Fund and the Northstar REIT

Ex-LPL Broker Marketed Non-Traded Investments To Mississippi Retiree  A retired investor has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against LPL Financial and its former broker, Tamber King Proctor, seeking up to $100K in damages.  The claimant contends that LPL Financial and Proctor should have never recommended that…

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Spirit of America Energy Investors May Have Grounds for Unsuitability Claims Against David Lerner Associates

Proprietary, Non-Traded Oil, Gas and Energy Investments Plunged  In Value If your David Lerner Associates broker recommended and sold you any of the firm’s proprietary non-traded oil and gas investments and you sustained significant losses, you may have grounds for an investor fraud claim for damages.  The privately-held broker-dealer exclusively…

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Sierra Income Investors are Losing Money

Risky, Illiquid Business Development Company Was Not Suitable for Many Investors If you are someone who invested in the Sierra Income Corporation, you may have lost money. This business development company (BDC) is a non-traded investment.  Earlier this year, Sierra Income suffered losses after its announced merger with Medley Capital…

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Global Investment Advisory Services’ Felipe Vargas is Named in Customer’s $1.3M Barclays Bank iPath Series B S & P 500 Short Term Futures ETN Claim

Investor Contends Insigneo Securities Broker Unsuitably Handled Account A former customer of Felipe Henao Vargas, an Insigneo Securities stockbroker, is pursuing a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against the brokerage firm for $1.3M in damages related to the iPath Series B S & P 500 Short Term Futures…

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Customers Accuse Ex-Fortune Financial Services Broker Jonathan Freeze of Alternative Investment Fraud

Former Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Stockbroker Faces Selling Away Allegations Three years after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) barred him, Jonathan Douglas Freeze remains the subject of eight pending customer disputes. Most of these investor claims accuse him of selling away and investing customers’ funds in Alternative Investment Holdings, a North…

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Investor Filed $150K GPB Private Placement Case Naming Capital Wealth Management Advisor Lee Duckworth

Three Pending FINRA Arbitration Claims Accuse Triad Advisors Broker of Unsuitability Lee Duckworth, the CEO of investment advisory firm Capital Wealth Management and a Triad Advisors stockbroker, was recently named in three Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claims accusing him of making unsuitable investment recommendations to customers.  At least…

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Florida Retiree Loses Money in GPB Private Placements & REITs While Under Supervision Of CFG Capital Management Advisor Mark Cline

Investor’s FINRA Arbitration Claim Seeks Damages of Up to $100K in GPB Private Placements and Other Securities A Florida retiree has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against the brokerage firm, National Securities Corp.  The claimant contends that agents of National Securities Corp overconcentrated his account in…

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Ex-UBS Broker and IHT Wealth Management Investment Advisor Frederick Kort Accused Of Unsuitable Investment Recommendations Involving Options Overlay Strategy

Pending Allegations Likely Involve UBS YES Strategy  Frederick Maximillian Kort, a former UBS Financial (UBS) broker, is facing allegations that he made misrepresentations when making unsuitable investment recommendations to customers.  According to his BrokerCheck record, there are two pending customer disputes against him,  both involving an options overlay strategy. While…

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