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Western Colorado Broker Fraud Attorneys

Our Ridgway Broker-Dealer Negligence Law Firm Is Here To Fight For Investors

At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com), we know how catastrophic it can be to suffer serious investment losses for any reason and especially if one of those causes is the wrongful or negligent actions of your stockbroker. It is why we have spent over 30 years exclusively representing investors against financial firms. With our Western Colorado broker fraud law offices conveniently located in Ridgway, we work with novice investors, retirees, senior investors, sophisticated investors, high-net-worth investors, and institutional investors throughout the state.

Did You Suffer Portfolio Losses Because Of A Failure To Diversify?

Our Skilled Overconcentration Attorneys Help Investors Pursue Financial Recovery

Financial advisors should know the importance of properly allocating an investor’s funds among different kinds of financial products, asset classes, or market sectors. Seeing as all investments come with some risk, proper diversification increases protection from serious losses because should one investment plunge in value, the hope is that the returns generated by the other financial products in the portfolio can help offset the overall impact on an investor’s money.  In other words, to use a popular phrase, “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.”

The Number of Broker Fraud Lawsuits Against Citizens Securities Over CB Life Annuity Losses Is Growing 

Our Trusted Annuity Loss Attorneys Represent Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Investors

With tens of thousands of investors, including retirees, sustaining losses in Colorado Bankers Life Insurance annuities, the number of broker negligence lawsuits filed by claimants seeking damages is increasing. One of the brokerage firms that has come under fire for allegedly unsuitably recommending these investments to customers is Citizens Securities, which is also under investigation by Massachusetts regulators for this very reason.

Mississippi Broker Fraud Attorneys

Our Gulfport, MS Investor Loss Law Firm Has Helped Thousands To Recover Damages

Any time you invest, you are always taking on some risk. As a matter of fact, it is a red flag if someone recommends an investment with the promise of zero risk of loss along with the “guarantee” that you will make money. Also, serious investment losses can happen due to market volatility or adverse events. However, if you sustained any portfolio losses that you suspect may have been, in part, due to financial advisor misconduct or negligence, our Gulfport, Mississippi Broker Fraud Lawsuit Attorney teams can help you determine whether you have grounds for a lawsuit seeking financial recovery.

Why Colorado Bankers Life Insurance And Bankers Life Insurance Investors Should Continue To Explore Their Legal Options 

Greg Lindberg’s Proposal To Buy Policies From Investors Is Not A Guarantee of Financial Recovery 

Beleaguered insurer Greg Lindberg—the owner of Colorado Bankers Life Insurance, Bankers Life Insurance Company (BLIC), Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda), and a number of other insurance companies—is now asking a North Carolina court to allow him to use the $40M meant to cover his personal tax liabilities from the sale of one of his companies to buy annuities from CBLI and BLIC policyholders who are having financial problems. Currently, tens of thousands of investors, many of them retirees, and seniors, have been unable to access their funds in these annuities over the past few years.

Committed To Representing Investors Throughout Texas Since 1990

For more than 30 years, our savvy Dallas Broker Fraud Attorneys have zealously worked with retail investors, retirees, elderly investors, high-net-worth investors, and institutional investors in pursuing damages against their financial advisors whose misconduct or negligence caused them to suffer significant investment losses. This often has meant fighting for our clients in arbitration, mediation, and litigation.

If you are a Texas investor who would like to help determine whether your portfolio losses may be grounds for a broker fraud lawsuit, contact the team of Dallas Broker Fraud Attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) today to request your free, no-obligation case consultation.

When Broker-Dealer Supervisory Failures Don’t Protect Investors’ Best Interests 

Our Trusted Brokerage Firm Negligence Lawyers May Be Able To Help You  Pursue Damages

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is ordering two broker-dealers to pay penalties for compliance failures related to Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). According to the self-regulatory organization (SRO), DMK Advisor Group and Harpeth Securities did not have the necessary policies and procedures to make sure that their registered representatives abided by this standard of conduct. As a result, both broker-dealers, which also were found to have engaged in compliance failures related to Form CRS, must each pay a $35K fine. Form CRS delineates its services, conflicts, fees, disciplinary history, and other information to customers. The two financial firms did not deny or admit to FINRA’s findings.

When Retirees Are Targeted By Brokers in Ponzi Scams

Oppenheimer Must Pay Almost $14M Related to A$110M Scheme Run By Former Financial Advisor John Woods

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has ordered Oppenheimer & Co. to pay five Florida retirees and two trusts nearly $14M in losses they sustained in the $110M Horizon Private Equity III Ponzi scam run by its former Atlanta broker John J. Woods. The investors in this case, mostly ex-Delta Air Lines pilots and Air Force veterans, relied on the ongoing dividends from the Fund to support themselves and were devastated to discover that their investments were, in fact, worthless. The claimants contend that Woods had guaranteed high returns while claiming that their principal would stay safe.

Florida Broker Fraud Attorneys 

Our Trusted Tampa, FL Broker-Dealer Negligence Law Firm Represents Investors, Including Retirees

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represent residents in The Sunshine State who have suffered losses caused by broker fraud or negligence. If you are a retiree, a retail investor, a high-net-worth investor, or an institutional investor who would like to help determine whether your portfolio losses were due, even in part, to the actions—or lack thereof—of your financial advisor, contact us today to schedule your free, no-obligation case consultation.

Did Your Broker Sell You Signature Bank Autocallable Notes?

Our Broker-Dealer Negligence Lawyers Can Help You Explore Your Legal Options

In March 2023, Signature Bank shuttered its doors. The Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Structured Product Attorneys  (investorlawyers.com) are speaking to investors whose financial advisors may have allegedly unsuitably recommended that they get involved in the Autocallable Contingent Coupon Equity Linked Securities Linked to Signature Bank Due August 5, 2024. Sponsored by Citigroup Global Markets, this is a structured note that came with an “auto-call” feature. Autocallable notes are complex financial instruments that can lead to potentially high returns but also come with significant risks.

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