Alternative Investments

Colorado Family Sues Emerson Equity For Up To $3,000,000 Over Alternative Investment Losses

Published on: March 11, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

A Colorado retiree and his sister are suing Emerson Equity and advisor George Wallace Smith for up to $3,000,000, alleging they were misled into high-risk, illiquid real estate investments that were unsuitable for their financial needs. Represented by Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas, the siblings’ FINRA lawsuit claims the firm prioritized high commissions over its fiduciary duties by overconcentrating their accounts in now-troubled financial products.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Is Representing These Investors In Their FINRA lawsuit.

Two Claimants, a Colorado retiree and his sister, are suing Emerson Equity, financial advisor George Wallace Smith, and the brokerage firm’s control person Dominic Julio Baldini over losses they suffered in Inspired Healthcare Capital Income Fund 5 (IHC Fund 5) and other alternative investments: CPA Cue Luxury Apartments DST, Vinebrook Homes Trust, and Madison Capital Group’s Go Store It Charleston II, DST. All of these are real estate investments that are totally illiquid, opaque, and unsuitable for these investors. Now, the siblings are pursuing up to $3,000,000 in damages.

Are You An Investor Who Suffered Losses In Red Oak Capital Holdings?

Published on: February 10, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Attorneys To Explore Your Legal Options

If you are an investor who suffered losses in any of the following Red Oak Capital Funds, contact us today to schedule your free case consultation:

Red Oak Capital Fund Income Opportunity Fund II

Investor Files Six-Figure Alternative Investment Loss Claim Against Centaurus Financial

Published on: January 15, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Investor Files Six-Figure Alternative Investment Loss Claim Against Centaurus Financial

Centaurus Broker William “Bill Burks” Pursued Southwest Airlines Attendants As Clients

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas alternative investment loss recovery law firm (investorlawyers.com) is seeking up to $500,000 in damages from Centaurus Financial for losses sustained by an investor who was sold non-traded real estate investment trusts (non-traded REITs) and other alternative investments, including:

California Retiree Files Six-Figure Alternative Investment Loss Lawsuit

Published on: November 17, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

This Investor Sustained Losses in Buckingham DST and Shopoff REIT

The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Loss Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) has filed an investment loss recovery claim against Emerson Equity on behalf of an investor who we believe was unsuitably recommended too risky products, including Shopoff REIT and Buckhingham DST.

This six-figure alternative investment loss case is for a California retiree who entrusted a good portion of her retirement savings to the broker-dealer. Now, she is alleging the unsuitable recommendation of high-risk investments that were especially bad for her, given she had IRA accounts in which losses can’t be written off.

I’m A Customer of Former Stifel Broker Chuck Roberts. What Should I Do About My Portfolio Losses?

Published on: November 7, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Brokerage Firm Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Has To Pay More Than $140M To Clients

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) are continuing to investigate claims of losses involving former customers of ex-Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. stockbroker Chuck A. Roberts. Already, the brokerage firm has to pay more than $140,000,000 in settlements and awards to its clients to whom it sold structured notes.

Most recently, this included over $2M in settlements for customer disputes alleging negligence, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and more. There was also the $10.5M structured note settlement Stifel agreed to pay, as well as the $133M Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) award that arbitrators ordered the broker-dealer to pay to a family that accused the firm of overconcentration, supervisory failures, and Regulation Best Interest violations.

Alternative Investment Loss Law Firm

Published on: August 25, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did You Suffer Portfolio Losses In the Inspired Healthcare Liquidity Fund? Contact Our Alternative Investment Loss Law Firm Today

At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com), we are continuing to investigate investor losses involving the Inspired Healthcare Liquidity Fund and other Inspired Healthcare Capital (IHC) investments. Acquiring and operating senior living and healthcare facilities, Inspired Healthcare Capital is a private equity and alternative investment sponsor. It recently stopped investor distributions and suspended investment offerings. The SEC is investigating.

If you are a San Francisco Bay Area, California investor, or an investor anywhere in the United States, and your broker sold you any of these Regulation D private placement offerings, contact us today to schedule your free, initial case consultation.

Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Lawyers

Published on: March 18, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did Your Cova Capital Broker Unsuitably Sell You Private Placements? Contact Our Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Lawyers Today

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is speaking to investors who sustained losses in private placement offerings that were sold to them by Cova Capital Partners. The broker-dealer was sanctioned by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and ordered to pay a $30K fine.

FINRA contends that between June 2018 and December 2021, Cova purportedly recommended three private placements to retail investors but neglected to perform the necessary due diligence to have reasonable grounds for thinking the offerings were suitable or in the best interests of at least some of the customers.

Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Attorneys

Published on: March 3, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

As LPL Financial Expands Alternative Investment Platform, Exposure To Greater Risk of Loss Also Increases. Our Alternative Investment Loss Recovery Attorneys Represent Investors in FINRA Arbitration

Over the last several months, LPL Financial has been enhancing its ability to sell more alternative investments to customers. These are generally riskier and more illiquid offerings than traditional investments. Many alternative investments, including business development companies and non-traded real estate investment trusts, are unsuitable for retail investors. But, as Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Senior Partner and Securities Attorney Sam Edwards said to InvestmentNews, “This is undoubtedly a way for LPL to join the party and start selling these investments to retail clients to increase LPL’s revenue as well as the risk to its customers.”

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Colorado Alternative Investment Fraud Attorneys

Published on: January 29, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

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.

Denver Alternative Investment Fraud Lawyers

Published on: January 22, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Denver Alternative Investment Fraud Lawyers – We Help Colorado Investors Recoup Their Losses Caused By Financial Advisor Negligence and Fraud

From our Denver securities law office, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represent clients throughout The Centennial State who have sustained serious alternative investment losses that involved broker fraud or negligence. For over 30 years, we have fought for retail investors, retirees, elderly investors, accredited investors, high-net-worth investors, and institutional investors in arbitration, mediation, and litigation. We have the skills, resources, and experience to maximize your chances for a full financial recovery in even the most complex investment loss recovery claims.

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