investment losses

Retiree Sues Kovack Securities and Its Broker Susan Penney Over Investment Losses

Published on: June 8, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Elderly Investor Alleges Unsuitable Investment Recommendations Caused REIT Losses

An Oklahoma retiree is seeking up to $500K in damages for investment losses she suffered while working with Kovack Securities broker, Susan Penney.

The claimant contends that Penney and the broker-dealer misled her and made unsuitable recommendations when they persuaded her to invest a huge portion of her portfolio in non-public Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and other risky investments that an inexperienced investor like her should never have been involved in.

Did You Suffer Investment Losses? How a San Francisco Broker Fraud Lawyer Can Help

Published on: May 27, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, investors are finding themselves hit with huge investment losses, especially over the last few months as COVID-19 has shut down the economy, rattled the markets, and caused an oil price war.

While the Coronavirus has negatively impacted many investments, you should know that some of these losses also may be due to broker fraud or negligence. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) can help you determine whether this is the case and if it means that you have grounds for an investor claim to recover your losses. Contact us today to request your free, no-obligation consultation.

Investment Losses Reasons That May Be Grounds for a San Francisco Broker Fraud Claim

Investors of Preferred Stocks Suffer Losses As Market Undergoes Nearly 5% Drop

Published on: May 22, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Unsuitability & Overconcentration May Lead to Unnecessary Investor Losses in Preferred Stocks

If you are an investor in preferred stocks or preferred stock funds, you may have suffered losses as the preferred-stock market had dropped almost 5% since its mid-Feb peak.

These stocks do carry some risk with them and they are not suitable for every investor. If you are wondering whether your investments were inappropriately recommended to you or your broker overconcentrated your portfolio with too many of them, contact our investor attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) today.

COVID-19 Exacerbates High Risks of Collateralized Loan Obligations for Investors

Published on: April 27, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Collateralized Loan Obligations Are Losing Value In The Wake Of The Coronavirus

Investors who have suffered losses from collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) should contact one of our broker fraud lawyers right away.

While the pandemic is responsible for much of the volatility impacting the markets, bad advice by your stockbroker and their firm recommending that you invest in this form of security may also have contributed to how your portfolio has been affected.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Continues to Investigate Investor Losses Involving Robinhood Financial Outages Before COVID-19

Published on: April 6, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Robinhood Financial Apologizes To Investors For Outages

If you are an investor who recently sustained losses through Robinhood Financial’s investing platform, contact our investment fraud attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) today.

Robinhood Financial, which provides an online platform that facilitates stock, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other investment trades without charging commissions, recently experienced technical snafus that caused major outages and prevented trading on March 2nd and March 3rd.

Some Brokers Are Taking Advantage Of Investors During The COVID -19 Coronavirus

Published on: March 24, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Watch Out for Brokers Looking to Make High Commissions During COVID-19

With the market crashing in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), many investors are suffering from massive losses in their portfolio and are looking to their brokers for investment advice.

Unfortunately, not all stockbrokers work with their customers’ best interests at heart, breaching their fiduciary duty in the process. There are also unscrupulous registered representatives who may even seek to take advantage of these hard times and try to persuade investors to buy into risky investments that charge high commissions. Such fraudulent and negligent behavior will lead to even more investment losses and ultimately, acts of stockbroker misconduct.

SSEK Investigates Investment Loss Claims Involving Wells Fargo Broker Jeffrey Eiler

Published on: March 13, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Wells Fargo Stockbroker Accused Of Overconcentration & Unsuitable Investments

Wells Fargo Clearing Services broker, Jeffrey Eiler, has been the subject of 12 customer investment loss disputes, most of which were settled and a few that were denied. If you are an investor who lost money while Eiler was your registered representative, our stockbroker fraud attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) want to offer you a free case assessment.

The customer disputes against Eiler go back more than twenty years. According to his BrokerCheck record, most of the settlements were paid by the firm where he was a registered representative.

Rogue Broker Named in Over 50 Complaints Found Guilty of Mail & Wire Fraud

Published on: February 10, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Rogue Broker Convicted & Faces Decades In Prison

A jury has convicted Anthony Diaz, a barred rogue stockbroker who was fired by several brokerage firms and has been the subject of more than four dozen customer complaints, of 11 counts of wire fraud and mail fraud. Each criminal court comes with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) have been speaking to former customers of Diaz who sustained investment losses while working with him. If you are one of these investors, contact our broker fraud attorneys today. You may have grounds for a civil claim against the brokerage firm where he was working at the time.