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L Bond Loss Recovery Lawyers

Published on: January 22, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Illinois Couple Alleges Unsuitable Recommendations in GWG L Bond Lawsuit Against Ausdal Financial

Our L Bond Loss Recovery Lawyers Are Representing These Investors in FINRA Arbitration

If you are an investor who sustained losses in GWG Holdings, there is still time to explore your legal options. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas L Bond Loss Recovery Lawyers (investorlawyers.com) continue to represent many investors, including retirees, who sustained serious losses because their financial advisor unsuitably marketed and sold GWG L Bonds to them. You can find a list of some of the L Bond loss recovery claims we are handling here.

San Francisco Alternative Investment Fraud Attorneys

Published on: January 22, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

San Francisco Alternative Investment Fraud Attorneys – Representing Northern and Central California Investors Against Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and the surrounding regions, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represents clients who have sustained serious losses in alternative investments in which financial advisor misconduct or negligence was involved. Please contact us today to schedule your free, initial case assessment.

Alternative investment losses involving broker fraud or carelessness happen more often than you think, but it can be hard to know when you have grounds for a claim unless you know what to look for. Our San Francisco alternative investment fraud recovery lawyers have been fighting for investors like you for decades. We have the skills, knowledge, and experience to determine the cause of your portfolio losses.

Non-traded REIT Fraud Lawyers

Published on: January 22, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

KBS REIT III Investors May Want To Explore Their Options for Recovering Portfolio Losses. Our Non-traded REIT Fraud Lawyers Continue To Investigate Brokers For Unsuitable Recommendations Of This Alternative Investment

If you are an investor who sustained losses in KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III (KBS REIT III),Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) may be able to help you explore your legal options. Not only has this non-traded real estate investment trust’s net asset value (NAV) seen a significant decline of 30.5% from the previous year to $3.89/share (consider that it was $5.60/share the year prior), but also, last month,

KBS REIT III announced amendments to a loan agreement for one of its properties yet again. The news came soon after the non-traded REIT disclosed it had amended its loan agreement with lenders, including Bank of America.

Structured Product Loss Attorneys

Published on: January 6, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas structured product loss attorneys continue to investigate structured product losses involving Stifel Broker Chuck Roberts.

More Investors File Broker Fraud Lawsuits Claiming 7-Figure Losses

Our seasoned structured product loss attorneys are continuing to speak to investors who worked with star Stifel Financial broker Chuck Roberts. Already, the broker-dealer has had to pay millions of dollars to former clients, including, recently, a more than $14.2M arbitration claim that included $9M in punitive damages to a Florida couple and $2.35M to another investor who accused the broker-dealer of failure to supervise, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and more.

Alternative Investment Attorneys

Published on: January 6, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did You Suffer Investment Losses While Working With LPL Financial/Osaic Broker Cynthia Giovacchino? Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Attorneys Are Investigating

If you are an investor who sustained serious portfolio losses while working with Connecticut financial advisor Cynthia Ann Giovacchino, either while she was an LPL Financial registered representative or, more recently, in her role as an associated person with Osaic Institutions, please contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) today.

Giovacchino, who has worked 25 years in the industry, has a dozen disclosures on her CRD. All of them are customer disputes that have either resulted in settlements or are still pending. Allegations against Giovacchino include unsuitable investment recommendations in alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts (non-traded REITs) and structured notes, misrepresentation, and more.

Unsuitability Loss Lawyers

Published on: January 6, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

What Does It Mean To Sue A Broker For Unsuitability?

Our Trusted Unsuitability Loss Lawyers Are Here To Help

At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com), we represent investors who have been the victim of unsuitable investment recommendations by their broker or investment adviser. Unfortunately, unsuitability is one of the most common causes of investor losses that end up meriting a lawsuit for damages against a financial advisor and/or their firm.

Florida Alternative Investment Fraud Attorneys

Published on: January 6, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our Tampa Florida Alternative Investment Fraud Attorneys Represent Investors From All Walks Of Life Against Financial Advisors

At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com), our Tampa Florida Alternative Investment Fraud Attorneys work with investors who have sustained losses because of unsuitable, fraudulent, or poor-performing financial products that were inappropriately marketed and sold to them by a broker or investment adviser. If you suspect that you may be the victim of alternative investment fraud, contact us today to schedule a free, initial case assessment.

What Is An Alternative Investment And Why Might You, A Florida Investor, Want to Sue Your Broker?

San Diego Investment Loss Law Firm

Published on: January 6, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

San Diego, CA Investment Loss Law Firm

Representing Southern California Investors Against Brokers and Investment Advisers

In recent years, alternative investments have become an attractive draw for investors looking to diversify and expand their portfolios. However, these little-regulated, complex securities can also be high-risk and they are not suitable for every investor. If you are a Southern California investor who sustained losses after your broker or investment adviser unsuitably recommended an alternative investment, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas San Diego Investment Loss Law Firm want to talk to you.

Senior Financial Exploitation Loss Attorneys

Published on: January 6, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

FINRA Arbitration Panel Orders Wells Fargo Advisors To Pay $3.4M To Investor

Broker-Dealer Accused of Negligence That Allegedly Enabled Elder Financial Exploitation

A three-person FINRA Dispute Resolution Services panel awarded one investor $3.4M in damages and costs over losses his now-deceased mother sustained while working with Wells Fargo Advisors and its financial advisor Stephen Lyndell Smith. The claimant, who filed his broker fraud lawsuit in 2023, alleged negligence, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty over the broker-dealer’s purported “inaction” to stop unauthorized trades in the account of an older investor in declining health, and more.

Dallas Alternative Investment Fraud Lawyers

Published on: December 29, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Dallas Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Lawyers – We Help Texas Investors In Fighting For The Damages Owed To Them By Financial Advisors

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) Dallas Alternative Investment Fraud Lawyers represent investors who are seeking to recoup the losses they sustained in alternative investments. If your broker or investment adviser marketed or sold you one of these non-traditional investments, contact our Dallas, TX securities law office today.

What Are Alternative Investments?