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Oregon Elder Financial Abuse Attorneys are Fighting For The Victims of Senior Investor Fraud and Their Loved Ones Throughout The Beaver State

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represents older Oregon investors who have suffered losses because of the fraudulent or negligent conduct of brokers and investment advisers. If you suspect that you or a loved one are the victim of this type of exploitation, contact our Portland, OR elder financial abuse law office today to request your free, no obligation case assessment. We can help you determine whether you have grounds for a legal claim.

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Are You A Moody National REIT II Investor Who Has Suffered Serious Losses? Our Non-Traded REIT Loss Law Firm Can Help You Assess Whether You Have Grounds for a Broker Fraud Lawsuit

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is continuing to look into losses by investors whose brokers recommended Moody National REIT II. The non-traded real estate investment trust (non-traded REIT), which invests primarily in hotels and securities, has been under scrutiny since 2020 when it drastically fell in value and its public offering and distribution payments were suspended.

The COVID-19 pandemic shutdown really took a toll on Moody National REIT II.  While its share price was originally offered at $25/share, by late 2021 the non-traded REIT’s share price on the secondary market was $8/share. In 2023, it may have been selling for $6.60/share on the limited market.

The SSEK Louisiana Elder Financial Abuse Law Firm is Representing Older Bayou State Investors and Their Families That Have Been The Victims of Bad Brokers

From our Metairie, LA securities law offices in the New Orleans Metropolitan area, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Louisiana Elder Financial Abuse Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) represent investors who have suffered losses due to elder financial abuse by a broker or investment adviser. Unfortunately, financial advisor exploitation does happen, and older investors are especially vulnerable to this crime.

If you suspect that you or someone you love was the victim of this type of broker misconduct, contact our New Orleans elder financial abuse law firm today to request your free, no-obligation case assessment. We have been fighting for older seniors and other vulnerable adults, including those suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, or other health issues, for over 30 years.

Investor Sues HJ Sims Over Bond Losses with Help of SSEK Regulation D Private Placement Loss Lawyers

Broker-Dealer May Allegedly Inflated Prices & Made Unsuitable Recommendations Involving Proprietary Private Placement Offerings

In the wake of allegations that brokerage firm Herbert J. Sims (HJ) Sims may have negligently structured its Regulation D offerings and inflated these bonds’ prices on account statements, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) Regulation D Private Placement Loss Lawyers are continuing to offer free, no-obligation case consultations to HJ Sims bond investors. The brokerage firm is under scrutiny over its sale of 93 private placement offerings over the last decades. These Reg D offerings are collectively valued at over $2B.

San Diego Couple File Six-Figure GWG L Bond Lawsuit Against Infinity Financial Services And Broker Anna Marie Ocampo Lovell. Our California IL Bond Fraud Law Firm Are Representing This Older Couple

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represent retail investors who have suffered losses in GWG Holdings. The alternative asset company is accused of running an allegedly more than $1.6B Ponzi scam that has left tens of thousands of investors who purchased GWG L Bonds, including many retirees, with huge losses.

Our clients include a San Diego couple who are suing Infinity Financial Services and La Jolla, CA-based financial advisor Anna Marie Ocampo Lovell for up to six figures in damages. The investors, who both suffer from health issues, entrusted this Infinity broker to tailor their portfolio to their best interests and protect them from taking on any undue risks.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Texas Misrepresentations and Omissions Lawyers Is Investigating Ex-BOK Financial Securities Broker Gihan Fernando 

Texas Stockbroker, Now With Cetera, Has 27 Customer Complaints On His CRD Record

If you suffered investment losses while working with Houston, TX financial advisors Gihan Anil Fernando, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) want to talk to you. The Texas broker is accused by more than two dozen investors of making misrepresentations and omissions regarding certain investment products while he was a BOK Financial Securities registered representative. According to Gihan Fernando’s CRD, 26 of those FINRA arbitration claims, all filed between 2020 and 2024, resulted in settlements.

Dallas, Texas Financial Advisor Fraud Law Firm

Representing Investors Over Losses Caused by Stockbroker Misconduct or Negligence

Founded in 1990, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is proud to be one of the most recognized and well-respected financial advisor fraud law firms both in Texas and the United States. Led by Senior Securities Law Partners Kirk SmithSam Edwards, and William Shepherd, we represent investors in going after the brokerage firms and investment advisers whose wrongful or negligent actions caused serious investment losses.

Florida Financial Advisor Fraud Attorneys From Our Tampa Law Office, We Represent Retail Investors, Retirees, High-Net-Worth Investors, and Institutions 

With so many investors from all walks of life living in Florida, it is important to know that our trusted Tampa financial advisor fraud law firm is here to help. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represent retail investors, seniors, retirees, accredited investors, high-net-worth individual investors, and institutional investors in pursuing the damages they are owed because of broker misconduct or negligence.

Whether you have been the victim of Florida Financial Advisor Fraud Attorneys by a broker or investment adviser, or a registered representative based elsewhere in the United States, we cannot stress how essential it is that you work with seasoned securities lawyers who have the experience and resources to see your investment loss recovery claim to its conclusion.

Did HJ Sims Run A Reg D Private Placement Offering Scam? Our Skilled Alternative Investment Lawyers Are Investigating

In an August 2022 Investor Bulletin, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy cautioned about the risks involving Regulation D private placements, which are exempt from the regulator’s registration requirements. Limited to accredited investors, they are sometimes also sold to retail investors, conservative retirees, and other unsophisticated investors for whom this kind of risky, illiquid investment is unsuitable.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) Alternative Investment Lawyers are currently investigating claims of losses related to Reg D offerings that were sold, often exclusively by brokerage firm Herbert J. Sims (HJ Sims). There are growing allegations that the broker-dealer may have allegedly fraudulently sold Reg D offerings, including to retail investors and older seniors.

HJ Sims Marketed Exclusive Private Placements For The “Elite” Investor

Our Reg D Investment Attorneys Are Investigating Fraud Allegations

In marketing collateral from 2020, brokerage firm Herbert J. Sims (HJ Sims) touted its private placements, most of them available only through the firm, as a way for sophisticated investors seeking “higher yielding” opportunities to create income. Unfortunately, for many of those who went ahead and got involved in HJ Sims Regulation D offerings, profit has not been the outcome. Instead, many may have sustained significant losses, including retail investors and retirees for whom these private placement bonds were always unsuitable.

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