Broker Misconduct

Broker Misconduct Law Firm

Published on: April 15, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Should HJ Sims Have Exercised More Caution When Marketing and Selling Its Reg D Offerings To Customers? Our Broker Misconduct Law Firm Are Continuing Our Investigation Into Investor Losses

The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Broker Misconduct Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) are taking very seriously the number of alleged investor losses related to the Regulation D private placements sold by brokerage firm Herbert J. Sims (HJ Sims). For the last 10 years or so, this broker-dealer has sold more than 90 Reg D offerings valued at over $2B, purportedly whether or not these were suitable for customers given their respective investment profiles, risk tolerance levels, or financial goals.

84 of these HJ Sims private placements were sold exclusively by the firm’s brokers, who earned steep commissions in the process. Not only that but some of the issuers for these Reg D bonds may have been HJ Sims executives. If that is true, then these individuals made money both during the issuing process and when these alternative investments were purchased.

Dallas Financial Advisor Fraud Law Firm

Published on: March 28, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Dallas, Texas Financial Advisor Fraud Law Firm

Representing Investors Over Losses Caused by Stockbroker Misconduct or Negligence

Founded in 1990, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is proud to be one of the most recognized and well-respected financial advisor fraud law firms both in Texas and the United States. Led by Senior Securities Law Partners Kirk Smith, Sam Edwards, and William Shepherd, we represent investors in going after the brokerage firms and investment advisers whose wrongful or negligent actions caused serious investment losses.

L Bond Loss Lawyers

Published on: November 15, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

There is Still Time To Try To Recover Your GWG L Bond Losses

California Brokers From Expelled Firm Ordered To Pay More Than $1M To Investor

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel recently awarded over $1 million in damage to a GWG L Bond investor. The three respondents in the case were all former financial advisors at the now-expelled broker-dealer Accelerated Capital Group in Costa Mesa, CA. Two of them, Michael Barrows and Eric Ludovico, were ordered to pay the award. (They are now registered M Stevens Securities brokers in Irvine, CA.)

Broker Negligence Lawyers

Published on: November 15, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did You Suffer Investment Losses In Dutch General Life Insurance/Conservatrix?

The Time To Sue Your Broker For Damages Is Now

Earlier this month, Dutch General Life Insurance Company, doing business as Conservatrix, asked a North Carolina federal court to enforce an approximately $158 million award against embattled US billionaire Greg Lindberg. Conservatrix is one of a number of his insurers that are demanding that he pay them back.

Investment Broker Fraud Law Firm

Published on: October 23, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did Emerson Equity Broker Tony Barouti Sell You GWG L Bonds?

The Investment Broker Fraud Law Firm of Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Is Continuing To Investigate Investor Losses

If you are an investor who suffered losses in GWG Holdings L Bonds, please contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) today. To date, our Investment Broker Fraud Law Firm has filed a number of broker fraud lawsuits against the broker-dealers and, in some cases, their registered representatives who allegedly unsuitably sold these high-risk junk bonds to investors. GWG Holdings is accused of operating a more than $1.6B Ponzi scam.

Louisiana Broker Fraud Attorneys

Published on: August 1, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Louisiana Broker Fraud Attorneys

Our Seasoned New Orleans Securities Law Firm Represents Investors Against US-Based Broker-Dealers

Trusting a financial professional to manage your funds comes with the hope that they will, at the very least, keep your money safe if not grow your assets. Unfortunately, that isn’t always what happens. Investors have been known to suffer serious portfolio losses due to broker fraud or misconduct. From our Metairie securities law offices in Jefferson Parish, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represents Louisiana clients in pursuing damages from US-based broker-dealers through arbitration, mediation, and litigation.

New York Broker Fraud Attorneys

Published on: August 1, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

New York Broker Fraud Attorneys

Our Buffalo Securities Lawyers Help NY Investors In Pursuing Damages From Brokerage Firms

Whether you live in Manhattan or elsewhere in The Empire State, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represents retail investors, retirees, older investors, high-net-worth investors, and institutional investors in suing their US broker-dealer for misconduct or negligence. With over a combined century’s worth of experience in securities law and the securities industry, our seasoned New York stockbroker fraud attorneys, legal assistants, and consultants are here to fight for you.

Annuity Loss Lawyer

Published on: August 1, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Should I Sue My Brokerage Firm Over My Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Losses?

Judge Orders Partial Payment to CB Life Annuity Investors

With tens of thousands of Colorado Bankers Life Insurance and Bankers Life Insurance investors owed hundreds of millions of dollars for the annuity policies they purchased, a superior court judge has ordered Colorado Bankers Life Insurance to pay them 25% of their policies—that is on 65,000 annuity contracts. Similar payments may also be decided for Bankers Life Insurance policyholders. While this order by the judge is in investors’ favor, as Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Senior Partner and annuity loss lawyer Kirk Smith explained in a recent Wall Street Journal article: investors should consider their legal options beyond the current bankruptcy, regulatory, and criminal proceedings if they want to maximize their chances for a full financial recovery.

Broker Misconduct Attorneys

Published on: July 17, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

When You Suspect Your Alternative Investment Losses May Be Due To Broker-Dealer Negligence

Explore Your Legal Options With Seasoned Broker Misconduct Attorneys

More often these days, financial advisors are marketing and selling alternative investments to all kinds of investors, including retail customers and retirees. Once only sold to high-net-worth individual investors, even less sophisticated investors without as many dollars in their accounts have been wanting to get involved. One of the biggest draws is the chance to make greater returns than with traditional investments, as well as increased portfolio diversification.

Broker Misconduct Attorneys

Published on: July 17, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

How Can You Avoid Investment Fraud?

Our Savvy Broker Misconduct Attorneys Help Investors Recover Damages

According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), there are preemptive measures you can take to minimize your chances of becoming the victim of investment fraud, such as: