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…
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…
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…
Ex-Commonwealth Capital Broker Was Accused Of Misusing Investors’ Money If you or someone you know lost money while working with former Commonwealth Capital broker, Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott, please contact our stockbroker fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas so we can determine whether you have grounds for a claim. In…
Stockbroker Accused Of Improperly Borrowing From Older Customer If you suffered investment losses while First Western Securities broker, Kerry Dean Wills was your financial representative, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm). Kerry Dean Wills, who is also a registered investment advisor, was recently suspended for six months…
SagePoint Financial Broker Named In Customer Disputes Our investor fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) are looking into claims involving SagePoint Financial broker, Timothy Vanlohuizen. With 37 years in the industry, Vanlohuizen, who is based in Idaho, has been named in six customer disputes. Allegations…
Barred Broker Named In Almost 50 Customer Complaints Anthony Diaz, a former Pennsylvania stockbroker and investment advisor who has been the subject of dozens of customer complaints, is finally on trial for fraud. Jury selection is slated to start this week. Our investor lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas…