Inverse and Leveraged ETNs and ETFs Are Shuttering As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to adversely affect the markets and cause crude oil prices to drop, the number of inverse and leveraged exchange-traded notes (ETNs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs) involving crude oil that have been forced to…
Former LPL Financial Broker Borrowed $1.3M From Customer Without Notifying Firm Mark Lamkin, an ex-LPL Financial representative, has been suspended by the FINRA for three months. Lamkin, who is now a Calton & Associates broker, is accused of borrowing $1.3M in total from an LPL Financial Services customer between 2011…
Energy Exchange Traded Products Including VelocityShare 3x Long Crude Oil ETN Tank As market volatility continues to wreak havoc on different investments in the wake of COVID-19, our securities fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) are fighting for investors needing to recover their losses. Last…
Investment Losses During the Coronavirus Has Investors Scrambling for Answers If you are like many Americans with investments, you may be struggling to grapple with the massive losses affecting your portfolio as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc on the economy, the markets, the job industry, and people’s…
Risks Tied To CYES Strategy Investments Cause More Losses During The Coronavirus For the past year, our CYES Strategy fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) have been working with investors who suffered losses from Collateral Yield Enhancement Strategy (CYES) Investments that were issued by Harvest…
Barred Kestra Investment Services Stockbroker Accused of Unauthorized Trading Our investor fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) are currently speaking with former customers of ex-Kestra Investment Services broker, James Blake Daughtry. He was recently barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The self-regulatory organization…
Watch Out for Brokers Looking to Make High Commissions During COVID-19 With the market crashing in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), many investors are suffering from massive losses in their portfolio and are looking to their brokers for investment advice. Unfortunately, not all stockbrokers work with their customers’ best…
Investment Losses During Recent Market Crisis May Be Recoverable Investors throughout the United States are grappling with financial investment losses as markets continue to remain volatile in the wake of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The recent oil price drops, the rise in unemployment as businesses are forced to shutter and lay off…
Investment Losses During COVID-19 Pandemic May Have Been Caused By Fraud Or Negligence According to experts, George Friedman and Rick Ryder, fears about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the resulting market turbulence will lead to a rise in investor fraud claims and FINRA arbitration cases. Friedman is the Securities Arbitration…
Wells Fargo Stockbroker Accused Of Overconcentration & Unsuitable Investments Wells Fargo Clearing Services broker, Jeffrey Eiler, has been the subject of 12 customer investment loss disputes, most of which were settled and a few that were denied. If you are an investor who lost money while Eiler was your registered…