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REIT Fraud Attorney

Published on: September 26, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Elderly Retiree Sues LPL Financial For Six-Figure REIT Losses. Our Seasoned REIT Fraud Attorney Team is representing Arkansas Widow

A novice retiree investor is seeking up to $500K in damages from LPL Financial for losses she sustained in illiquid real estate investment trusts (REITs). Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing this claimant in her Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against this broker-dealer.

In her FINRA lawsuit, this Arkansas widow contends that instead of receiving prudent investment advice, her late husband’s ex-LPL financial advisor allegedly unsuitably recommended risky products, including privately traded REITs that are generally bad investments for novice investors, including retirees that are reluctant to take on undue risk.

Margin Abuse Law Firm

Published on: September 20, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Florida Investor Sues TD Ameritrade For $5 Million in Losses. Our Skilled Margin Abuse Law Firm Are Representing This Claimant

A Fort Lauderdale, Florida investor who was trading options using TD Ameritrade’s platform has filed a seven-figure lawsuit against the broker-dealer. This investor contends that margin abuse, including raising the margin requirement on one of his investments by 500%, essentially wiped out his account immediately and unnecessarily. Now, this investor is seeking up to $5 million in damages for his losses.

The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Margin Abuse Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) is representing this investor in his FINRA lawsuit against TD Ameritrade. Incredibly, it appears that for most of the options contracts he secured through the broker-dealer’s platform, he was either the only one, or one of the very few, with these options contracts.

GWG Bond Recovery Lawyers

Published on: September 20, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

FINRA Arbitration Panel Awards GWG Investors Over $800K in Damages

Ruling Shows Why It Is So Important for Those Who Suffered L Bond Losses To Consider Filing Broker Fraud Claims

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has awarded investors damages in their GWG L Bond loss recovery claim against a broker-dealer. There were several claimants who were part of this case. The panel awarded a number of them a collective over $726,000 in compensatory damages. Two of the investors were granted $75,000 each for emotional damages.

L Bond Loss Recovery Lawyers

Published on: September 20, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas L Bond Loss Recovery Lawyers Files Six-Figure GWG Investor Lawsuit Against Capital Investment Group

More Broker-Dealers Are Being Held Liable For Unsuitable Recommendations

Two North Carolina investors are seeking up to $500K in damages from brokerage firm Capital Investment Group after they sustained significant losses in GWG L Bonds. Alternative asset firm GWG Holdings is accused of running a more than $1.6B Ponzi scam. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing these claimants and many others that were allegedly unsuitably marketed and sold these high-risk junk bonds by regional broker-dealers.

San Diego Non-Traded REIT Fraud Law Firm

Published on: September 20, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

San Diego Non-Traded REIT Fraud Law Firm

Representing Southern California Investors Against Financial Advisors For Over 30 Years

From our San Diego securities law offices, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com), is representing California investors who sustained losses in non-trade real estate investment trusts (non-traded REITs) that were unsuitably recommended to them by their stockbroker or investment adviser. These real estate investments are generally open to retail investors. However, that doesn’t mean that non-traded REITs should automatically be sold to them.

Northstar Financial Fraud Law Firm

Published on: September 13, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investors Who Suffered Losses May Be Able To Sue Their Brokers. Our Northstar Financial Fraud Law Firm Are Representing Asian and Latin American Nationals

The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Northstar Financial Fraud Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) continue to investigate Northstar Financial Service (Bermuda). Many of the investors who suffered losses are foreign nationals from countries in Asia and Latin America, including the Caribbean, who were unsuitably recommended this offshore entity by their US stockbroker.

To date, we are representing more than 100 investors with an annuity fraud lawsuit against a broker-dealer. Here is a list of firms we are suing. Many are respondents in multiple Northstar (Bermuda) lawsuits that we are helming:

Healthcare Trust REIT Fraud Lawyers

Published on: September 13, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

With Healthcare Trust REIT’s Plans To Go Public, A Likely Drop In Price Could Cause Significant Investor Losses

The Time To Explore Your Legal Options With Skilled Non-traded REIT Loss Lawyers Is Now

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is continuing to investigate claims of losses involving investors of Healthcare Trust REIT (HTI). Formerly named Healthcare Trust II (Arc Healthcare Trust II), this non-traded real estate investment trust recently announced plans to change its name to National Healthcare Properties, switch from external advisor Healthcare Trust Advisors, LLC to self-management, and list its common stock on a national securities change as early 2025.

CB Life Annuity Loss Attorneys

Published on: September 13, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Even With The Liquidation of Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Cleared To Move Forward, Investors’ Best Bet For Financial Recovery Remains Exploring Their Legal Options. Our CB Life Annuity Loss Attorneys Continue To File Claims Against Broker-Dealers

The North Carolina Supreme Court has cleared the way for the liquidation proceedings of Colorado Bankers Life Insurance and Bankers Life Insurance. Both are owned by convicted fraudster Greg Lindberg.

Delays to the insurers’ liquidation proceedings left many thousands of investors with their money frozen over the last few years. However, just because the remaining issues that were roadblocks have been dismissed, this doesn’t mean that both entities can pay investors what they are owed. Not only that but Lindberg is awaiting another criminal trial accusing him of defrauding annuity holders of $2B. He also owes hundreds of millions of dollars in legal judgments.

Mutual Fund Switching Lawyers

Published on: September 13, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Raymond James To Pay $1.8M Fine Over Purported Mutual Fund Monitoring Failures

Potentially Unsuitable Mutual Fund Switching May Have Caused Excessive Sales Fees, Commissions

Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James & Associates, which are both Raymond James Financial Inc. subsidiaries, have agreed to pay over $1.8M to settle Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) allegations that they failed to properly supervise the reporting of customer complaints and mutual fund purchases, which resulted in higher fees for customers.

Structured Note Lawyers

Published on: September 5, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Are You An Investor Who Suffered Losses While Working With Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Broker Chuck Roberts? There Is Still Time To Explore Your Legal Options. Contact Our Structured Note Lawyers

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are continuing to speak with former customers of Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. financial advisor Chuck Roberts. This registered representative heads up the firm’s CR Wealth Management Group.

He is still with Stifel even though investors who worked with him have filed at least $41.2M in broker fraud lawsuits over losses they allegedly sustained in structured products he recommended, including auto-callable notes. Visit Roberts’ CRD for more information.