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Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Attorney

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

I’m A Non-US Citizen. Can I Recover My Northstar (Bermuda) Investment Losses?

Japanese Retiree Sues Bankoh Investment Services, a Division of Bank of Hawaii, For Up to $500K

If you are an international investor who suffered losses in an investment sold to you by a US-based broker-dealer, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Attorney team (investorlawyer.com) can help you explore your legal options. Over the years, we have filed many broker fraud lawsuits for foreign nationals, including Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) investors.

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.

Illinois Broker Fraud Attorneys

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

Illinois Broker Fraud Attorneys

Our Trusted Chicago Securities Law Firm Represents Illinois Investors Against Their Broker-Dealers

If you lost money on NYSE Chicago or in an investment that was marketed to you by a US financial advisor, and you are wondering whether stockbroker fraud or negligence was a factor, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) can help you explore your legal options. We represent investors throughout The Prairie State in holding broker-dealers liable for our client’s losses.

Annuity Loss Attorneys

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

I’m A CB Life Annuity Investor. Can I Sue My Citizens Securities Broker For My Losses?

Brokerage Firm Allegedly Sold Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Annuities To Retirees and Seniors

If you are one of the tens of thousands of investors whose funds have been frozen in a CB Life annuity from Colorado Bankers Life Insurance, you may be able to sue your broker-dealer for your losses. Dozens of brokerage firms are believed to have sold this financial product to investors, many of them older investors and retirees. The insurer remains in rehabilitation.

Selling Away Lawyers

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

What To Know About Broker Selling Away

Ex-American Trust Financial Advisor David Geake Is Barred Following 25 Customer Disputes

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred former stockbroker David Geake for alleged broker misconduct. Geake, who most recently was an American Trust Investment Services financial advisor, has 25 customer disputes on his CRD. He was fired from another broker-dealer Ausdel Financial Partners for allegedly selling away, which appears to be the reason for the industry bar.

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.

Private Placement Fraud Attorneys

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

Did Ex-International Assets Advisory Stockbroker Sean Casterline Sell You Tuscan Gardens Growth and Income Fund Securities?

Our Skilled Broker Fraud Attorneys Are Investigating Investor Losses in This Reg D Offering

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are continuing to speak to former customers of former Florida financial advisor Sean Casterline who suffered losses in the Tuscan Gardens Growth and Income Fund. Casterline, was most recently a Delta Securities broker, and before that he was registered with International Assets Advisory. He worked in the industry for 19 years but was suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for 18 months in December 2021 for allegedly selling away what is believed to be about $1.5M of membership units in this Fund to customers. Casterline purportedly did this without obtaining his broker dealer’s written approval.

Broker-Dealer Negligence Law Firm

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

Can I Sue My Stockbroker For My Investment Losses?

A Seasoned Broker Fraud Attorney Can Help You Explore Your Legal Options

That depends. Anytime you invest you are taking on some risk. It is not uncommon to make losses and gains on your investment over time, especially depending on what is going on with the markets, and no one is necessarily at fault. However, if your financial advisor engaged in some type of broker misconduct or was negligent and this played a part in your portfolio losses, you may be able to sue them for damages in FINRA arbitration.

Investment Loss Recovery Attorneys

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

Did Your Broker Sell You ICap Northwest Opportunity & Income Fund Private Placements?

Our Investment Loss Recovery Attorneys Can Help You Explore Your Legal Options

In March 2023, ICap Northwest Opportunity Fund CEO announced to investors that it would be suspending interest payments. Clearly this is bad news for ICap Northwest Opportunity and Income Fund private placement investors, many of whom may not have been aware that their broker marketed and sold them such risky, illiquid investments.