Complex Investments

David Lerner Associates May Have Sold Spirit of America Energy Fund, Energy Resources 12, and Energy 11 Investments to Conservative Investors and Retirees

Published on: May 1, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Broker-Dealer Comes Under Scrutiny Over Energy, Gas, and Oil Investment Recommendations

If you are a retail or conservative investor, a retiree, or any other investor unwilling or unable to take on too much risk and a David Lerner Associates broker sold you oil, gas, and energy investments, our investment fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) would like to offer you a free, no-obligation case consultation.

Investors who recently invested in the following funds with David Lerner Associates may have been a victim of unsuitable sales practices and have grounds for a claim:

Unsuitable Broker Recommendations of Structured Notes, Including Callable Yield Notes and Autocallable Securities May Be Causing Investors’ Losses During COVID-19

Published on: April 15, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Structured Notes See Steep Decline During Coronavirus Market Crisis

Just weeks into the finansial crisis wrought by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), many investors are struggling to deal with the volatile impact of this pandemic not just on the markets but also on their portfolios.

But what many of them don’t know is that some of these losses might not have been as severe if only their brokers had refrained from making investment recommendations that were unsuitable for them or, at the very least, had properly apprised them of the risks involved.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investigates Claims Involving Non-traded REIT Preferred Apartment Communities

Published on: March 23, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Preferred Apartment Communities Investors Pay High Commissions

Throughout the United States, our non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) are speaking to investors whose registered brokers or investment advisors persuaded them to invest in Preferred Apartment Communities, which is a non-traded REIT.

This investment has paid stockbrokers up to 7% commission and comes with additional fees, including around 4-5% in brokerage firm fees and offering costs.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investigates Investor Losses Involving Midstream MLPs

Published on: March 16, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

The Drop In Oil Prices Could Lead To Losses For Midstream MLP Investors

With oil and energy stocks continuing to fall – Saudi Arabia’s threat to globally distribute millions of barrels of crude oil in order to win the oil price war over the United States and Russia has only exacerbated these declines. Investors may be wondering – what does this mean for Midstream Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)?

At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm), our MLP investment fraud lawyers work with investors that have sustained significant losses caused by fraud or negligence.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investigates Investor Claims Involving Non-Traditional ETFs

Published on: February 7, 2020 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Non-Traditional Exchange-Traded Funds Are Not Suitable For Every Investor

Our securities fraud attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) are looking into complaints by investors whose brokers may have inappropriately recommended that they invest in non-traditional exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

These types of ETFs are leveraged, inverse and inverse-leveraged exchange-traded funds and they are not for every investor. This is definitely the type of investment that a financial representative and its broker-dealer should assess for suitability on a customer-by-customer basis.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investigates Investor Loses Involving Steepener Structured Notes

Published on: December 24, 2019 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Steepener Investments Not Suitable for All Investors

Throughout the US, our investment fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas, LLP (SSEK Law Firm) represent investors who sustained losses in Steepener investments after they were not fully apprised of the risks or because these structured notes were never suitable for them, to begin with.

Steepeners are complex investments and they are not for everyone. Some Steepener structured notes and investments have suffered catastrophic losses. Contact SSEK Law Firm to request your free, no-obligation case consultation.