Investor Fraud

How To Avoid Investment Fraud

Published on: February 28, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Investor Losses Caused By Investment Fraud Are Not Your Fault

One of the more common questions that investors ask us is whether there is anything they could have done to protect themselves from becoming the victim of investment fraud. But many times, financial advisor misconduct can be hard to identify let alone stop—unless you know what to look for.

Retail customers, retirees, and even sophisticated investors will usually hire financial professionals that they believe they can trust. Unfortunately, there are brokers and investment advisers who will willfully violate that good faith.

Investment Fraud Attorneys

Published on: February 28, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Are You a Latin America Retiree Who Suffered Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investor Losses?

Our Northstar (Bermuda) Lawyers Represent International Investors Against US-Based Brokerage Firms

Whether you are a Latin American investor who is a US resident or one who lives abroad if your brokerage firm unsuitably recommended and sold you Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) products, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) may be able to help. For over two years, we have been going after the broker-dealers and their registered representatives that marketed and sold Northstar (Bermuda) annuities and annuity-like investments to foreign nationals.

RIA Investor Loss Lawyers

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

Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs)

Our Trusted RIA Investment Advisor Loss Lawyers Represent Investors

If you have suffered investor losses that you suspect may have been caused by the negligence or misconduct of your registered investment advisor, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) may be able to help. We represent retail investors, retirees, elderly investors, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individual investors in recouping their portfolio losses from RIAs.

Institutional Investment Attorneys

Published on: December 30, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Is Your Broker Responsible for Your Institutional Investor Fraud Losses?

How Our Seasoned Institutional Investment Attorneys Can Help

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) represent institutional investors against their broker-dealers in pursuing damages for losses sustained due to broker negligence or fraud. Determining whether you should sue your brokerage firm for misconduct is always challenging even if you are an experienced investor, which is why you should speak with our savvy institutional investment attorneys today.

Seasoned GWG L Bond Investor Loss Attorneys

Published on: December 30, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Seasoned GWG L Bond Investor Loss Attorneys

Filing Your Own Individual FINRA Lawsuit Maximizes Your Chances for Full Financial Recovery

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing investors who have suffered serious losses in GWG L Bonds against their broker-dealers. Unfortunately, a slew of regional brokerage firms appear to have unsuitably sold these life settlement-backed bonds to customers, including many retail investors and retirees, in what is now being called an alleged “classic” Ponzi scam. Visit GWG Holdings, Inc. for more information.

Private Placement Investor Loss Lawyer

Published on: November 22, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Some Investors Are Paying The Price for Conservation Easements As Regulation D Private Placements

Experienced Private Placement Investor Loss Lawyers Can Help

If you are an investor whose brokerage firm recommended that you invest in conservation easements as Regulation D private placements, and you’ve since been informed that you are in violation of tax laws, you will want to speak with skilled Private Placement Investor Loss Lawyer right away.

Investor Losses Involving Complete Business Solutions Group (Par Funding)

Published on: November 22, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

$500M of This Risky Private Placement Investment May Have Been Sold By Brokerage Firms

More than two years after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had filed an emergency action against Complete Business Solutions (d/b/a Par Funding), many of those who collectively invested up to $500M in its alternative investment offerings are still grappling with how to recover their investor losses.

The Broker Misconduct Lawyer teams of Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are speaking with these investors, many of whom may have been unsuitably sold these risky unregistered securities by brokers. If this is the case for you, then you may have grounds for filing a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) lawsuit against your broker-dealer for damages.

SSEK Alternative Investment Loss Lawyer

Published on: November 22, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Secured Income Group Investors May Be Victims of Alleged $100M Investment Fraud

If you are someone who invested in Secured Income Group, you may be reeling from the news that in September 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil charges accusing the real estate investment company, its owner/President Max McDermott, and investor relations representative Stacey Porter with running an alleged $100M offering fraud. $99.9M of “Secured Debentures” were reportedly offered to investors, including many non-accredited investors.

Secured Debentures were touted as safe, “CD-like” even, only with a higher yield. Secured Income Group claimed that it would hold the loans it made, as well as corresponding security interests while collecting income from them. It was from this income that investors were told to expect 6% to 9% in interest rate payments. Instead, many of them have suffered significant investment losses.

How Can Our Broker Misconduct Attorneys Help with Investment Fraud?

Published on: November 8, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

What Are Common Types of Investment Fraud and How Can Our Broker Misconduct Attorneys Help?

Every day, there are financial scammers out there looking to steal money from unsuspecting investors. Some of these fraudsters are registered brokers using the legitimacy of their profession and the brokerage firms they are employed by to hide their schemes while targeting customers.

If you are someone whose financial advisor defrauded you in some type of investment fraud, our skilled broker misconduct attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) may be able to help you pursue damages against the broker-dealer, which should have detected there were red flags and protected you from sustaining significant investment losses.

Why You Should Hire Experienced Investor Lawyers to Represent You

Published on: October 13, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

What Should You Do If You Suspect That You Were The Victim of Investment Fraud or Negligence by Your Broker?

Our Investor Lawyers At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas May Be Able To Help

If you are an investor who lost money because your financial advisor committed broker fraud or was in breach of their fiduciary duty, you may be able to obtain compensation for your losses. Our seasoned Investor Lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) have spent decades working with retail customers, retirees, and wealthy investors in pursuing damages from brokerage firms and their financial advisors.