Priority Income Fund Investors May Be Looking At An 80% Loss

Published on: August 27, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Contact Our Closed-End Fund Loss Recovery Attorneys Today

Priority Income Fund has reportedly lost nearly 80% of its original value due to defaults and distressed exchanges in its high-risk collateralized loan obligation (CLO) holdings. In response to heavy investor losses, the law firm Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is offering free case assessments to help retail investors pursue recovery claims against brokers who unsuitably recommended or misrepresented the fund.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is offering free assessment to investors who suffered losses in Priority Income Fund. This closed-end fund is a risky private investment that should never have been sold to retail investors. Now, it has reportedly lost 79-80% of its original value. Its initial offering price was $15.00, with its current value as of July 31, 2026 at $3.15. A July 2026 tender led to heavy oversubscription. This offer prorated repurchases to around 15.23% of the shares requested.

Brokers Under Scrutiny For Selling Phoenix American Hospitality REITs

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

Questions of Stockbroker Misconduct After SEC Hotel Investment Fund Manager Raises $86M From 2000 Investors

Dallas-based Phoenix American Hospitality and president William Lee “Perch” Nelson were charged by the SEC with fraudulently raising $86M from 2,000 investors through misleading Regulation A REIT claims. Affected investors can work with a qualified Broker Fraud Attorney to pursue FINRA arbitration against financial advisors who unsuitably recommended or misrepresented these risky real estate investments.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Broker Fraud Attorney teams (investorlawyers.com) are looking into claims of investor losses involving Phoenix American Hospitality. The Dallas-based hotel investment fund manager and its president William Lee “Perch” Nelson are accused of fraud by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) related to two Regulation A investment funds: American Hospitality Properties REIT I and REIT II.

Did DFPG Investments Broker Brian King Sell You EcoVest Capital Syndicated Conservation-Easements?

Published on: August 5, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our Broker-Dealer Fraud Lawyers Are Investigating Investor Losses

Our Broker-Dealer Fraud Lawyers are investigating DFPG Investments advisor Brian Ashley King and other brokers for allegedly selling unsuitable EcoVest Capital Syndicated Conservation Easements to investors. These high-risk private placements, targeted by the DOJ and IRS as alleged tax scams, have left retail investors facing severe principal losses, back taxes, and penalties.

If you were an investor whose financial advisor marketed and sold you EcoVest Capital Syndicated Conservation Easement (SCE) that led to you sustaining serious losses, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Broker-Dealer Fraud Lawyers (investorlawyers.com) want to talk to you. There are growing concerns that these private placements were unsuitably marketed by brokers to customers, including retail customers. The Internal Revenue Service has placed SCEs on its Dirty Dozen list of alleged tax scams.

Are You An Investor Who Suffered Losses While Working With Spartan Capital Securities?

Published on: June 23, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our Broker Fraud Lawyers Are Investigating Churning Allegations That May Have Cost Customers Millions of Dollars

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has filed a complaint against Spartan Capital Securities over allegations of extensive account churning that resulted in nearly $18 million in customer losses and trading costs. Investors who suffered financial damage from this excessive trading can work with the firm’s experienced churning attorneys to pursue legal options and recover their losses.

If you are an investor who sustained portfolio losses while working with a Spartan Capital Securities financial advisor, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) today to schedule your free case assessment. The broker-dealer is under scrutiny over churning allegations in customer accounts.

Did You Suffer Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund Losses While Working With Janney Montgomery Scott Broker John Hardiman?

Published on: June 4, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our Broker Fraud Lawyers Want To Talk To You

The Broker Fraud Lawyers of Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is investigating Janney Montgomery Scott financial advisor John Thomas Hardiman following the filing of a six-figure FINRA lawsuit involving massive losses in the Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund. The claim, filed on behalf of an elderly widow, alleges that Hardiman unsuitably overconcentrated her portfolio in speculative “junk” bond funds despite her conservative investment goals.

If you are an Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund investor who worked with Janney Montgomery Scott financial advisor John Thomas Hardiman, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) today. We are continuing to investigate claims of losses against any financial advisor who sold the Easterly Fund to customers. Already, we have filed many FINRA lawsuits against brokerage firms.