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Broker Unsuitability Attorney

Published on: June 19, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did Your Broker Unsuitability Recommend Alternative Investments?

Our Skilled Broker-Dealer Negligence Lawyers Are Investigating Centaurus Financial Advisor Valentino Scott

Alternative investments can be high-risk and they are generally unsuitable for most retail customers and conservative retirees. They also aren’t always suitable even for high-net-worth investors or accredited investors. A lot depends on an investor’s age, risk-tolerance level, portfolio, financial goals, and investment time horizon.

Annuity Loss Law Firm

Published on: June 19, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

The Number of Broker Fraud Lawsuits Against Citizens Securities Over CB Life Annuity Losses Is Growing

Our Trusted Annuity Loss Attorneys Represent Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Investors

With tens of thousands of investors, including retirees, sustaining losses in Colorado Bankers Life Insurance annuities, the number of broker negligence lawsuits filed by claimants seeking damages is increasing. One of the brokerage firms that has come under fire for allegedly unsuitably recommending these investments to customers is Citizens Securities, which is also under investigation by Massachusetts regulators for this very reason.

Annuity Investor Loss Lawyer

Published on: June 6, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

What Should You Do If Your Citizens Securities Broker Sold You A Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Annuity?

Speak With One Of Our Skilled Annuity Investor Loss Lawyer Today

If you are someone whose assets remain frozen in a Colorado Bankers Life Insurance annuity, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) can help you explore your legal options. Already, we have filed over 100 annuity fraud lawsuits against the broker-dealers that may have unsuitably recommended and sold policies in insurance companies owned by North Carolina billionaire Greg Lindberg.

Mississippi Broker Fraud Lawsuit Attorney

Published on: June 6, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Mississippi Broker Fraud Attorneys

Our Gulfport, MS Investor Loss Law Firm Has Helped Thousands To Recover Damages

Any time you invest, you are always taking on some risk. As a matter of fact, it is a red flag if someone recommends an investment with the promise of zero risk of loss along with the “guarantee” that you will make money. Also, serious investment losses can happen due to market volatility or adverse events. However, if you sustained any portfolio losses that you suspect may have been, in part, due to financial advisor misconduct or negligence, our Gulfport, Mississippi Broker Fraud Lawsuit Attorney teams can help you determine whether you have grounds for a lawsuit seeking financial recovery.

FINRA Arbitration Law Firm

Published on: June 6, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Wins $953K FINRA Arbitration Award Against Crown Capital Securities

Investors Suffered Losses in GPB, Non-Traded REITS, & Oil and Gas

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are pleased to announce that a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has awarded two investors $953,364K in their broker-dealer negligence lawsuit against Crown Capital Securities. The claimants had suffered losses in the following investments:

Financial Advisor Negligence Attorney

Published on: June 6, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Why Colorado Bankers Life Insurance And Bankers Life Insurance Investors Should Continue To Explore Their Legal Options

Greg Lindberg’s Proposal To Buy Policies From Investors Is Not A Guarantee of Financial Recovery

Beleaguered insurer Greg Lindberg—the owner of Colorado Bankers Life Insurance, Bankers Life Insurance Company (BLIC), Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda), and a number of other insurance companies—is now asking a North Carolina court to allow him to use the $40M meant to cover his personal tax liabilities from the sale of one of his companies to buy annuities from CBLI and BLIC policyholders who are having financial problems. Currently, tens of thousands of investors, many of them retirees, and seniors, have been unable to access their funds in these annuities over the past few years.

Annuity Investor Loss Attorneys

Published on: June 6, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

For Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investors The Time To Act Is Now

Our Seasoned Annuity Investor Loss Attorneys May Be Able To Help You Go After Your Broker

Nearly two and a half years after Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) filed for bankruptcy protection, there has been no significant progress in liquidation proceedings. If you are someone who invested in an annuity or annuity-like product from this offshore entity and suffered significant losses, the time to act is now and contact our team of Annuity Investor Loss Attorneys.

Broker-Dealer Fraud Lawyers

Published on: June 5, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

When High Returns May Be A Sign of Investment Fraud

Our Trusted Broker-Dealer Fraud Lawyers Help Investors To Recoup Their Losses

It can be exciting to make good money from investing, and high returns, especially, can be rewarding. However, there are instances when such returns can be a red flag indicating that you may be about to become or already are the victim of an investment scam.

Unsuitability Loss Lawyers

Published on: June 5, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

When Can You Hold Your Broker-Dealer Accountable for Investor Losses Caused by Unsuitability?

Longtime Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor William King Resigns Following Allegations of Broker Misconduct

Vero Beach, Florida broker William Worthen King has reportedly voluntarily resigned after 37 years as a Merrill Lynch registered representative. The move comes following multiple allegations by his clients that he engaged in unsuitable investment recommendations and unauthorized trading.

Dallas Broker Fraud Attorneys

Published on: June 5, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Committed To Representing Investors Throughout Texas Since 1990

For more than 30 years, our savvy Dallas Broker Fraud Attorneys have zealously worked with retail investors, retirees, elderly investors, high-net-worth investors, and institutional investors in pursuing damages against their financial advisors whose misconduct or negligence caused them to suffer significant investment losses. This often has meant fighting for our clients in arbitration, mediation, and litigation.

If you are a Texas investor who would like to help determine whether your portfolio losses may be grounds for a broker fraud lawsuit, contact the team of Dallas Broker Fraud Attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) today to request your free, no-obligation case consultation.