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Did Your Arete Financial Advisor Sell You Shares in the Zona Energy Oil and Gas Scam? Our Broker Attorneys Are Here To Help You Explore Your Legal Options

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Broker Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) is investigating allegations that Arete Wealth Management, Arete Wealth Advisors, and ex-Arete registered representatives Jeffrey Scott Larson, Randall (Randy) Scott Larson, and Joey Dale Miller committed broker fraud when soliciting dozens of clients to buy over $8M in shares of Zona Energy, Inc.

Arete reportedly never approved Zona securities for offer or sale. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing the Arete entities, their three former brokers, and Arete CCO UnBo “Bob” Chung over their purported involvement in the Zona Energy oil and gas investment scam.

More Investors Sue For Losses Sustained While Working With Ex-Fortune Financial Services Broker Richard Wesselt. More Than Three Dozen Investment Loss Recovery Claims Filed By Former Customers 

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Unsuitability Attorney teams (investorlawyers.com) is continuing to investigate allegations that ex-Fortune Financial Services stockbroker Richard Wesselt made unsuitable investment recommendations to customers, which caused them to sustain losses. According to Wesselt’s CRD he has 43 disclosures, and most of these are investment loss recovery claims.

In the still pending unsuitability cases, former customers are collectively seeking almost $5M in damages. Most of the other investor claims resulted in settlements, including one for $1.5M and many for five- or six-figures. Other allegations made against Wesselt include making misrepresentations and omissions about the products he purportedly unsuitably recommended—including overselling them—churning, having clients take loans from policies, purportedly forging their signatures on loan documents, and more.

Western Colorado Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Attorneys. Our Ridgway, CO Investor Attorneys Offer Seasoned Securities Representation and Personalized Attention 

For over 30 years, our Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) have been representing Western Colorado investors who have sustained serious losses in alternative investments.

We understand how complex these types of investment loss recovery claims can be, and we have the skills, experience, and resources to go up against even the largest Wall Street firms when it comes to pursuing damages for broker fraud or negligence. This is not the type of legal case you want to make without a trusted securities law firm by your side.

Are You An Investor Who Is The Victim of Broker Negligence? Our Skilled Stockbroker Misconduct Attorneys Work With Investors In Pursuing Damages

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represent those who have suffered losses because their broker was negligent and did not uphold the professional standards they were required to fulfill. As a result, serious portfolio losses occurred. If you suspect you may be the victim of stockbroker negligence, contact us today so that we can help you determine whether you have grounds for a securities claim.

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Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Stockbroker Misconduct Law Firm Are Investigating Ausdal Financial Broker David Michael Smith

Vero Beach, FL Financial Advisor Accused of Stockbroker Misconduct

If you suffered investment losses while working with Ausdal Financial broker David Michael Smith, our seasoned investor lawyers want to talk to you. Smith, who is based out of Florida and is also an Intervest International investment adviser, has five disclosures on record. All of them are customer disputes that were filed in the last two years.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Trusted Bond Recovery Lawyers Continue To Investigate Brokers Over GK Investment Holdings 7% Bond Losses

Our Trusted Bond Recovery Lawyers Are Here To Help Investors Explore Their Legal Options

For the past two years, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Trusted Bond Recovery Lawyers (investorlawyers.com) have been investigating the broker-dealers that may have unsuitably marketed GK 7% bonds from GK Investment Holdings (GKIH). These are bonds that are supposed to pay a 7% interest.

Louisiana Investor Files Six-Figure GWG Lawsuit Against Centaurus Financial 

The Claimant Alleges Unsuitability, Misrepresentations and Omissions

Our New Orleans GWG L Bond fraud lawyers are representing a Metairie, LA investor in her investment loss recovery claim against Centaurus Financial. Our client, who is a divorced single mom, contends that her Centaurus broker Seyed Ahmad Hashemian unsuitably recommended the risky, illiquid GWG bonds even though she is an inexperienced investor who made it clear from the start that she wanted to avoid undue risks.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Law Firm Investigates Hatteras Fund Losses

Unsuitable Investment Recommendations May Have Been Made By Allegedly Negligent Financial Advisors

If you are someone who lost money in a Hatteras Investment Partners Fund, you may be able to pursue damages from your broker-dealer if financial advisor misconduct or negligence was involved. Here are the Hatteras Funds that Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) is investigating brokers over:

Did You Suffer Investment Losses Because of a Failure To Supervise By Your Broker? Newbridge Securities Agrees To Pay $105K in FINRA Settlement

If you sustained significant portfolio losses while working with a broker-dealer, and you wonder whether you were the victim of failure to supervise by the firm, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Failure To Supervise Law Firm (investorlawyers.com). We can help you assess the cause of your losses and explore your legal options.

Failure to supervise is the term used to refer to when your broker-dealer does not fulfill its duty of care to properly monitor not just its financial advisors but also their activities in customers’ accounts. When this breach of fiduciary duty enables broker misconduct, fraud, or negligence to happen, and serious investment losses, the investor who was harmed may be able to sue for damages.

GWG Investors Sue Western International Securities for Up to $5M Lost In Alleged Affinity Scam 

Beverly Hills Financial Planners’ Angelo Talebi Allegedly Worked With One of The Firm’s Brokers to Target Persian American Community Through Radio Ads 

Two Maryland investors of Persian descent have filed a FINRA lawsuit seeking up to $5M for their losses from Western International Securities. The claimants, who are older seniors, contend that their financial advisor Daniel Keith Beech misrepresented GWG Holdings L Bonds as safe, low risk investments when they were in fact, high-risk, illiquid junk bonds. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawers.com) GWG L Bond Fraud Attorneys is representing this older couple.

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