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Annuity Investment Loss Lawyers

Published on: March 8, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Investors File 7-Figure Lawsuit Against Citizens Securities. Our CB Life Annuity Investment Loss Lawyers Are Representing This Couple

Two senior investors are seeking up to $1M in damages in their annuity loss against Citizens Securities. The claimants are novice investors who worked with Citizens Securities brokers Zane Jason Michalski and Adit Sem. The latter is now with Santander Securities.

The two financial advisors allegedly misrepresented Colorado Bankers Life Insurance as a safe investing opportunity. The claimants, purportedly at the stockbrokers’ recommendation, proceeded to place all of their savings in a CB Life annuity. These are not our only clients with pending lawsuits against this brokerage firm.

Oppenheimer PEP Margin Abuse Attorneys

Published on: February 18, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did Your Oppenheimer Broker Recommend The Firm’s Portfolio Enhancement Program? Our Savvy Oppenheimer PEP Margin Abuse Attorneys Are Investigating Investor Losses

If you suffered investment losses in the Oppenheimer Portfolio Enhancement Program (PEP), Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) want to talk to you. The proprietary program allegedly offered investors a chance to make an extra 5% if they would borrow money on margin to take part in the Oppenheimer PEP. This purportedly has included investing in private equity investments Alkeon 1 and Alkeon 2, both of which are illiquid and speculative.

Touted as a hedged investment, the minimum investment allowed was $1.25M. Oppenheimer PEP bet that options on indexes would stay within a tight range, which was supposed to let investors receive premiums and garner returns of up to 5% annually.

HJ Sims Investment Loss Recovery Lawyer

Published on: February 18, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

I’m An HJ Simms Private Placement Investor. What Can I Do To Get My Money Back?

Exploring Your Legal Options With Our Skilled Reg D Investment Loss Recovery Lawyer Is A Good First Step

If you are one of the many investors who marketed and sold HJ Sims private placement offering by the firm, you may have suffered huge losses and are wondering how you can get your money back. The financial firm/broker-dealer Herbert J. Sims is under fire for its allegedly unsuitable sale of around $2.2B of Regulation D investments, many of which its own executives issued.

Northstar (Bermuda) Financial Services Investment Loss Attorney

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

Venezuelan Family Sues Truist Investment Services For Northstar (Bermuda) Losses

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) Northstar Financial Services Investment Loss Attorney Teams are representing Latin American investors in pursuing damages from the US-based brokerage firms that unsuitably marketed and sold them Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) annuities. This includes three Venezuelan claimants, all from the same family, who are seeking up to $500K from Truist Investment Services.

Six-Figure FINRA Lawsuit Alleges Overconcentration Of Savings In Unsuitable Offshore Annuities

Northstar (Bermuda) Securities Law Attorney

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

Northstar (Bermuda) Investors To Receive Update On Liquidation, Distribution Payments. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Northstar Securities Law Attorney Team Is Continuing To Investigate Losses

If suffered serious losses in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda), please contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com). We are representing many investors in pursuing damages against the broker-dealers that unsuitably marketed and sold them annuities from this offshore company that went bankrupt in 2020.

Following a hearing on January 19, 2024, the Joint Provisional Liquidators (JPLs) for Northstar (Bermuda) received procedural directions instructing them to give creditors and policyholders details regarding proposed next steps in the liquidation proceedings, payments of certain distributions, and the valuation of claims. This information is supposed to be provided by February 15, 2024, at the latest.

Margin Abuse Attorneys

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

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Continue to Investigate Oppenheimer PEP Losses. Contact Our Savvy Margin Abuse Attorneys To Request Your Free Case Consultation

If you are someone whose Oppenheimer financial advisor marketed and recommended the brokerage firm’s Portfolio Enhancement Program (PEP), and you have since suffered related investment losses, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) would like to talk to you. Unfortunately, it seems that a significant number of wealthy investors may not have been fully apprised of the risks involved in this proprietary program.

Oppenheimer PEP is now closed but not before investors reportedly suffered serious losses. Marketed as a hedged investment that provided a chance for participants to supposedly make an additional 5% if they borrowed money on margin, the minimum investment allowed was $1.25M. Many who got involved thought they were giving themselves a chance to generate a passive stream of income.

Stockbroker Negligence Lawyers

Published on: December 20, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Did Your Advisory Group Equities Securities Broker Sell You ICap Investments?

Our Skilled Stockbroker Negligence Lawyers Are Investigating Investor Losses

In the wake of iCap Equity’s filing for bankruptcy, the Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Stockbroker Negligence Lawyers (investorlawyers.com) are talking to the many investors who are struggling to figure out how to recoup their money. At least 1800 investors were marketed and sold iCap Regulation D private placements even when they may have been unsuitable investment recommendations. This includes many Chinese nationals, including those in the Washington State area, who were hoping to secure permanent US residency through the EB-5 visa program.

Private Placement Loss Attorneys

Published on: December 20, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investigates Titan Securities Over ICap Investment Sales

Our Reg D Private Placement Loss Attorneys Are Representing Investors In Recouping Their Losses

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is investigating Titan Securities over its allegedly unsuitable sale of iCap securities to customers. According to a 2017 study by Reuters and Columbia University Law School, this brokerage firm—also known as JT Securities Management—has a high concentration of financial advisors with red flags on their record.

Broker Fraud Attorneys

Published on: December 20, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

What Are The Legal Options For Latin American Investors Who Suffered Losses in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda)?

Our Broker Fraud Attorneys Are Representing A Peruvian Retiree In Her Lawsuit Against Truist Investment Services

For Latin American investors who worked with a US-based brokerage firm, you don’t have to be an American citizen to sue for negligence. Currently, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are representing dozens of investors from Central and South America who suffered losses in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) because their US financial advisor allegedly unsuitably marketed and sold them annuities in this offshore company. Many of our clients wanted a safe, stable haven for their assets. Instead, they ended up losing significant sums of money in this obscure entity.

San Francisco Investment Loss Recovery Law Firm

Published on: December 20, 2023 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

San Francisco Investment Loss Recovery Law Firm

Representing Investors in the SF Bay Area and Surrounding Areas Against Broker-Dealers

Throughout Northern California, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) works with investors, including US citizens and foreign nationals in recouping the losses they sustained because of financial advisor fraud and misconduct. From our San Francisco securities law offices conveniently located in The Embarcadero, we work with clients who were the victims of unsuitable investment recommendations, misrepresentations and omissions, concentration, failure to diversify, supervisory deficiencies, due diligence failures, negligence, and much more involving: