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Skilled Securities Fraud Lawyers

Published on: March 22, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did You Suffer SVB Financial Group Investor Losses?

With Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Our Skilled Securities Fraud Lawyers Are Investigating Brokerage Firms That May Have Made Misrepresentations

Just days after Silicon Valley Bank collapsed and was taken over by US banking regulators, sources report that parent company SVB Financial Group (SIVB: NASDAQ) may mull bankruptcy. Already, the latter saw its share price plunge by over 60%, and two of its top executives, CEO Greg Becker, and CFO Daniel Becker, are being sued by investors who are alleging securities fraud. The proposed class action lawsuit is accusing the defendants of concealing that rising interest rates posed a risk to the banking unit.

Broker Fraud Lawyers

Published on: March 22, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Why The Parking REIT Investors May Want To Explore Their Legal Options

Our Broker Fraud Lawyers Are Investigating The Broker-Dealers Over Alleged Investment Scam

With so many The Parking REIT investors appearing to have lost more than 50% of their investment in a purported investment scheme, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are continuing to investigate the brokerage firms that marketed and sold shares in this former non-traded real estate investment trust (non-traded REIT). If you are someone who invested in The Parking REIT (now called Mobile Infrastructure Corp.), contact us here today to request your free, no-obligation case assessment.

Life Insurance Fraud Lawyers

Published on: March 22, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Houston Investor Sues Oak Harvest Financial Group Over Annuity Losses

How Our Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Fraud Lawyers Can Help You

A Texas investor has filed a seven-figure securities fraud lawsuit against registered investment adviser Oak Harvest Financial Group and its principal Troy Robert Sharpe. The plaintiff contends that the RIA allegedly unsuitably recommended that he invest his savings in annuities from Western Bankers Life Insurance, which is a Bankers Financial Corp. subsidiary, Colorado Bankers Life Insurance, and Upstream Life Insurance Company.

Non-Traded REIT Fraud Lawyers

Published on: March 22, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Non-Traded REIT Fraud Lawyers Represent Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust Investors Against Brokerage Firms

Our Skilled Non-Traded REIT Fraud Lawyers Go After Negligent Broker-Dealers

If you are someone who invested in Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust, now called Lightstone Value Plus REIT IV, Inc., Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) can help you determine whether you have grounds for a securities fraud lawsuit against your broker-dealer. This non-traded REIT is an illiquid, privately traded unregistered security. It should only have been recommended to experienced, accredited investors. Yet there continues to be growing concern that Lightstone Real Estate Income Trust may have been allegedly unsuitably recommended to many retail investors, including older retirees.

Annuity Investor Loss Lawyers

Published on: March 16, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Is Investigating Citizens Securities Over Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Annuity Sales To Investors

Our Skilled Annuity Investor Loss Lawyers Can Help You Explore Your Legal Options

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Annuity Investor Loss Lawyers have been pursuing the brokerage firms that sold annuities and annuity-like products from companies owned by billionaire Greg Lindberg. This includes our investigation into Citizens Securities, which is a subsidiary of Citizens Bank. The registered broker-dealer and investment adviser (RIA) may have allegedly unsuitably marketed and sold Colorado Bankers Life Insurance annuities to investors, including retirees.

Broker Negligence Attorneys

Published on: March 16, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

What Are Some Red Flags In Brokerage Account Statements That May Indicate Possible Investment Fraud?

Our Skilled Broker Negligence Attorneys Can Help Assess Whether You Have Grounds For A Securities Lawsuit

It can be hard to know for certain whether you have been the victim of broker misconduct or negligence. This is where Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) can step in. For more than three decades, we have helped thousands of investors, including retail investors, retirees, senior investors, high-net-worth individual investors, institutional investors, and others, determine whether their investment losses are due to the actions, or lack thereof, of their financial advisors. More than 90% of the clients we have represented have received full or partial damages for the harm they have suffered at the hands of their broker-dealers.

Bond Loss Attorneys

Published on: March 16, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

As Creditors GWG Holdings of Running A $1.6B Ponzi Scam, Investors Continue To File Broker Fraud Lawsuits

Our Trusted Bond Loss Attorneys Are Helping Retirees, Older Investors, and Others Pursue Financial Recovery

Nearly one year after GWG Holdings, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the allegations that the company was running an alleged $1.6B Ponzi scam continue. The latest accusations come from creditors in the bankruptcy case. In a court document, they accuse GWG chairman and The Beneficient Company Group founder Brad Heppner of orchestrating a multi-year fraud to enrich his corporate entities and himself while purportedly causing financial harm to about 27,000 investors.

REIT Loss Lawyers

Published on: March 16, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Why Exploring Your Legal Options With Trusted Non-Traded REIT Loss Lawyers Matters

Retiree Sues Securities America For Unsuitably Recommending Griffin Realty Trust

For some time now, investors of Griffin Realty Trust (formerly called Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT) have been reporting significant investment losses. Matters weren’t helped much when in October 2021, this publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust (non-traded REIT) announced it was suspending both its share redemption program and its distribution reinvestment plan. Then, in 2022 Griffin Realty Trust announced a “strategic monetization process” that included spinning off a newly public company while liquidating its remaining assets.

Denver FINRA Attorneys

Published on: March 16, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Representing Colorado Investors In Their Securities Fraud Lawsuits Against Brokerage Firms

With our securities law office conveniently located in Denver’s North Capitol Hill close to the Central Business District, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represent investors throughout the region in their FINRA arbitration claims against the brokerage firms and financial advisors responsible for their investment losses. Contact us today to request your free, initial no obligation case assessment.

Entrusting a broker-dealer to save and grow your portfolio is a big decision, and it can be devastating to know that the financial fiduciaries you placed your faith in engaged in negligent or wrongful actions that caused you to lose money. It is why our skilled Denver FINRA lawyers are here to help.

Annuity Investment Loss Lawyers

Published on: March 16, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Annuity Investors May Be Able To File Broker Fraud Lawsuits

Owner Greg Lindberg Faces More Criminal Charges

Our annuity investment loss lawyers are continuing to help investors pursue damages from the brokerage firms that allegedly unsuitably recommended and sold them annuities issued by Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Company. The insurer, which entered into liquidation in late 2022, is owned by billionaire Greg Lindberg.