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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.

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

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 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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

Representing Investors In The SF Bay Area, Silicon Valley, And Surrounding California Regions

From our San Francisco, CA securities law office, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas San Francisco Non-Traded REIT Fraud Lawyers (investorlawyers.com) represent investors who have suffered serious losses because their financial advisor unsuitably marketed and sold them a non-traded real estate investment trust (non-traded REIT).

In 2011, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an investor alert cautioning against the risks of this type of real estate investment, which can include illiquidity, restricted early redemptions, and high fees.

Are You An Investor Who Suffered Losses in An HPI Real Estate Fund?

Contact our Alternative Investment Fraud Attorneys Today 

At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com), it has come to our attention that there may be financial advisors who allegedly misrepresented the risks when selling Hamilton Point Investments (HPI) to investors. HPI is a real estate private equity investment company that owns and operates multi-family apartment homes, hotels, and manufactured housing communities.

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