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Denver Non-Traded REIT Loss Law Firm

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

Denver, CO Non-Traded REIT Loss Law Firm

We Represent Colorado Investors Against US Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Pursuing damages from losses suffered in a non-traded real estate investment trust (non-traded REIT) can be very difficult, which is why Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is here to help. For decades, our Denver non-traded REIT fraud attorneys have represented investors throughout the state in fighting for the financial recovery they are owed from liable broker-dealers and investment advisers.

Affinity Fraud Lawyers

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

Did You Sustain Losses While Working With Former Newbridge Securities Broker Caz Craffy?

Affinity Scammer Who Defrauded Gold Star Families Gets Prison Sentence

Caz Craffy (Carz Levinski Craffy), who most recently was a Monmouth Capital Management stockbroker, is sentenced to more than 12 years (151 months) in prison. According to prosecutors, the barred New Jersey financial advisor admitted to defrauding Gold Star families and committing other crimes. Craffy was a Newbridge Securities financial advisor from 2017 to 2021.

Western Colorado Non-Traded REIT Fraud Attorneys

Published on: August 27, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

SSEK Western Colorado Non-Traded REIT Fraud Attorneys

From Our Ridgway, CO Securities Law Office, We Represent Investors Against Negligent and Unscrupulous Financial Advisors

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represents Western Colorado investors in recouping the damages they are owed from non-traded real estate investment trusts (non-traded REITs). These are risky, generally illiquid investments that, while often accessible to retail investors, seniors, and conservative retirees, may not be appropriate for all of them.

Elderly Investor Fraud Attorney

Published on: August 27, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Illinois Couple Sue Ausdal Financial Partners Over GWG L Bond And Non-Traded REIT Losses

High Commissions Paid To Brokers May Have Compelled Them to Disregard Investors’ Best Interests

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are representing two investors in their broker fraud lawsuit against Ausdal Financial Partners. The claimants suffered losses in GWG L Bonds, the non-traded real estate investment trust (non-traded REIT) Moody National REIT, and business development company (BDC) Greenbacker Renewable Energy. These were alternative investments that were unsuitable for conservative investors seeking to get ready for retirement.

Margin Abuse Lawyers

Published on: August 27, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Florida Investor Sues TD Ameritrade For Up to $5M. Our Skilled Margin Abuse Lawyers Are Representing This Claimant

A Fort Lauderdale, Florida investor who got involved in options trading using TD Ameritrade’s platform has filed a seven-figure lawsuit against the broker-dealer. This claimant contends that margin abuse, including raising the margin requirement on one of his investments by 500%, immediately rendered his account worthless. Now, he is seeking up to $5M in damages for his losses.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are 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.

Regulation D investment Attorney

Published on: August 27, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Continue to Investigate HJ Sims Private Placement Losses. Our Skilled Regulation D investment Attorney Teams Are Here To Help You Explore Your Legal Options

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing investors who have sustained serious losses because Herbert J Sims (HJ Sims) marketed and sold them private placements, including:

Fox Ridge Finance

Retirement Loss Attorneys

Published on: August 27, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

New York Investor Accuses National Securities Corp. and B. Riley Wealth Management of Broker Fraud

Claimant’s Investment Loss Recovery Case Is Asking For Up To $1M

A retiree has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against B. Riley Wealth Management and National Securities Corporation. The New York investor contends that New Jersey broker Mark Angelo Gassosso grossly mismanaged his account and engaged in self-dealing.

Texas Alternative Investment Loss Lawyers

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

Sugar Land, TX Couple Files Seven-Figure REIT Fraud Lawsuit Against Centaurus Financial. Our Texas Alternative Investment Loss Lawyers Are Representing These Claimants

A retired Texas couple is seeking up to $1,000,000 in damages from Centaurus Financial over losses they sustained in non-traded real estate investment trusts (non-traded REITs) and other alternative investments. The claimants contend that ex-Centaurus broker Mark Allen Upchurch allegedly unsuitably recommended:

The real estate investment trust (REIT), UDF IV, which lost about half its value following allegations that parent company United Development Funding was running an alleged Ponzi scam.

New York Non-Traded REIT Fraud Attorneys

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

New York Non-Traded REIT Fraud Attorneys. Fighting For NY Investors Who Suffered Unnecessary Losses Because of Broker Misconduct

Whether you live in Manhattan or anywhere in The Empire State, if you sustained serious losses involving non-traded real estate investment trusts (non-traded REITs), Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is the New York securities law firm to contact for a free, initial case consultation. From our Buffalo, NY non-traded REIT law office, we represent retail investors, retirees, accredited investors, wealthy investors, and institutional investors against Wall Street broker-dealers and financial firms all over the United States.

I’ve Suffered Non-Traded Real Estate Investment Trust Losses. Why Do I Need Seasoned Legal Help?

Financial Advisor Misconduct Lawyer

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

When A Broker-Dealer’s Conflicts of Interest Costs Investors Money. Cabaret, Grant & Co. To Pay Over $6M For Purportedly Profiting From Recommending Certain Mutual Funds and Money Market Funds Over Others

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is ordering investment advisory and brokerage firm Cadaret, Grant & Co. to pay over $6M for alleged conflicts of interest that allowed it to profit when clients would invest in certain mutual funds and money market funds. According to the regulator, between January 2017 and March 2022, the Atria subsidiary committed breaches of fiduciary duty and violated key regulations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

The SEC contends that Cadaret Grant received revenue-sharing payments from an unaffiliated clearing broker whenever advisory clients made investments in certain money market funds and mutual funds. The Commission said that, as a result, Cadaret Grant clients ended up indirectly paying fees when they were part of the expense ratio as investors of these mutual fund share classes.