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Mississippi Overconcentration Lawyers

Published on: April 2, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

SSEK Mississippi Overconcentration Lawyers Are Representing Magnolia State Investors Against Brokers and Investment Advisers

From our Gulfport, MS securities law offices, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represents Mississippi investors who sustained losses because of excessive concentration in their brokerage accounts. Overconcentration is a common problem that may have been avoided were it not for the poor, careless, or fraudulent decisions made by a financial advisor.

If you suspect that your losses may be due to a failure to diversify, you could have grounds for pursuing a Mississippi concentration claim against your broker-dealer. To explore your legal options, contact our Gulfport, MS overconcentration attorneys to set up your free, no obligation case assessment.

Investment Loss Attorneys

Published on: April 2, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Senior Retirees Seek Up to $1M in Broker Fraud Lawsuit Against Arkadios Capital

Georgia Broker David Curry Was Their Longtime Financial Advisor

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investment Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) are representing two investors who are suing Arkadios Capital and their longtime financial advisor David Griswold Curry over losses they sustained in alternative investments. The claimants are an older couple who suffered over $500K in losses, not to mention investment fees, lost opportunity, and other costs.

SSEK FINRA Arbitration Attorneys

Published on: April 2, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

FINRA Arbitration Panel Orders Stifel Financial To Pay $132.5M to Claimants Over Structured Note Losses

This Is The Latest Investment Award Involving Customers of Star Stifel Broker Chuck Roberts

In what is being called the largest retail investor arbitration award, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel is ordering Stifel Financial Corp. to pay a family of investors $132.5M in damages and legal fees over losses they sustained in structured notes that were recommended and sold to them by star Stifel broker Chuck Roberts. The award includes $26.5 in compensatory damages, $79.5M in punitive damages, and $26.5M for legal fees. This is much higher than the $5M sought by the claimants.

Non-Traded REIT Loss Attorneys

Published on: April 2, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Are You An Investor Who Suffered Losses In Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust?

Our Non-Traded REIT Loss Attorneys Are Exploring Unsuitable Investment Recommendations

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Non-Traded REIT Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) is investigating losses involving Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust Inc. and the brokerage firms that may have inappropriately marketed and sold this non-traded real estate investment trust (non-traded REIT) to customers. If you are an investor who would like to explore your legal options regarding your portfolio losses, contact our non-traded REIT fraud law firm today.

Dallas Failure To Supervise Attorneys

Published on: April 2, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Suing Broker-Dealers Who Breached Their Fiduciary Duty To Texas Investors

Brokerage firms have a duty to properly oversee their registered representatives and their activities in customer accounts. When a failure to supervise allows or neglects to prevent broker fraud from happening, an investor who suffers losses as a result may be able to sue for damages.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Dallas Failure To Supervise Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) represent Texas investors who have fallen victim to failure to supervise by their broker-dealer. Contact our Dallas, Tx supervisory negligence law firm today to request your free, no obligation consultation.

Non-Traded REIT Fraud Attorneys

Published on: April 2, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Non-Traded REIT Losses May Be Grounds For a Broker Misconduct Case. Our Non-Traded REIT Fraud Attorneys Represent Investors In Pursuing Damages

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Non-Traded REIT Fraud Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) represent investors who have sustained losses in non-traded real estate investment trusts (non-traded REITs) that were unsuitably recommended to them by a broker-dealer or investment adviser. We are currently investigating claims of losses and/or representing investors who have sustained non-traded REIT losses involving the following:

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III

Margin Abuse Attorneys

Published on: April 2, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Are You An Investor Who Suffered Losses Due To Margin Blowout? Our Margin Abuse Attorneys Want To Talk To You

If you are an investor who suspects that broker misconduct was a factor in your margin loss claim, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Margin Abuse Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) today. We are looking into claims that may have involved your financial advisor selling out your account positions to satisfy your margin calls.

Having a margin account lets you borrow money from your broker-dealer, which gives you more money to invest. However, you will have to pay back that money. While brokerage firms are entitled to liquidate investors from various positions to meet margin calls, there may be instances in which grounds for a broker negligence claim may be warranted. For example, if your broker-dealer told you that there was time to meet margin calls but then sold your positions before that time had passed, misrepresentations and omissions may have occurred.

Florida Unsuitability Law Firm

Published on: April 2, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our Florida Unsuitability Law Firm Has Been Fighting for Investors For Over 30 Years

The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Florida Unsuitability Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) represents Florida investors who sustained losses because of unsuitable investment recommendations by their brokerage firm or investment adviser. Contact our Tampa, FL unsuitability attorneys today so that we can help you explore your legal options.

Unsuitability Is One Of The Most Common Reasons For Florida Investor Losses

Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Lawyers

Published on: March 18, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did Your Cova Capital Broker Unsuitably Sell You Private Placements? Contact Our Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Lawyers Today

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is speaking to investors who sustained losses in private placement offerings that were sold to them by Cova Capital Partners. The broker-dealer was sanctioned by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and ordered to pay a $30K fine.

FINRA contends that between June 2018 and December 2021, Cova purportedly recommended three private placements to retail investors but neglected to perform the necessary due diligence to have reasonable grounds for thinking the offerings were suitable or in the best interests of at least some of the customers.

Starwood REIT Loss Law Firm

Published on: March 18, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did You Sustain Losses In Starwood Real Estate Income Trust?

You May Have Grounds For An Investor Lawsuit Against Your Broker-Dealer

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Starwood REIT Loss Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) is working with investors who may have been unsuitably sold the Starwood Real Estate Income Trust (SREIT) by a financial advisor. Once again, MacKenzie Realty Capital has launched a tender offer to buy up to 150,000 of Class S shares of Starwood REIT for $15.30/share. That is a 30% reduction to Starwood’s most recent estimated NAV as of Nov 30, 2024, of $21.84/share.