Our Tampa Investment Recovery Law Firm Represents Investors Against Financial Advisors

The law firm Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas represents Florida investors seeking to recover losses caused by financial product failures, broker negligence, or investment fraud. Their experienced legal team helps clients pursue damages through FINRA arbitration by investigating claims such as unsuitable recommendations, failure to disclose risks, and lack of proper supervision.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas, Florida Financial Product Failure Attorneys (investorlawyers.com), represent investors in Florida who have suffered losses because of financial product failures. While your broker may not have been directly involved in the investment going defunct, you may be able to sue them for your losses if broker fraud or negligence was involved.

 What Does Financial Product Failure Mean As It Pertains to Investors?

This is the term given to when an investment loses most of its value, perhaps even totally collapses, or when the entity issuing the investment shutters or files for bankruptcy protection. While there are plenty of valid reasons for a financial product to fail—especially with fluctuations in the market, adverse events, even best intentions gone awry—there are other reasons, such as bad choices made, including poor mismanagement, or wrongful intent, including investment scams or misappropriation.

What Are Some Signs That My Financial Product May Be Failing? 

• Withdrawals were suspended.
• Returns are no longer coming in.
• Benchmarks are not met.
• The market in which the financial product is failing is showing signs of decline.
• Investors are scrambling to exit the investment or market.
• Regulatory filings for the investment are not submitted in time.
• Financial disclosures are delayed.
• The investment or its issuer has more debt than it can handle.

Whatever the cause or intention, financial product failures can lead to serious losses for investors. They might feel like they have no choice but to join a class action securities lawsuit or wait out any bankruptcy proceedings, which could take years. Often, with both options, investors may be looking at recouping pennies on the dollar if anything at all.

What they should do is explore their legal options and determine whether they have grounds for pursuing damages from their broker or investment adviser who sold them the now failed investment and who was in charge of managing their portfolio.

Why Should I Talk To A Florida Financial Failure Attorney To Explore My Legal Options?

Our Tampa, FL securities law firm can help you assess whether your financial advisor:

• Made an unsuitable investment recommendation.
• Failed to disclose any conflicts of interest.
• Did not properly apprise you of the risks.
• Ignored red flags indicating a financial product was fraudulent or failing.
• Could have withdrawn you from the investment as it was tanking, but failed to act in time.
• Overconcentrated your account with this now defunct product, causing you to lose a lot more money than if your account had been properly diversified.
• Give you bad investment advice
• The broker-dealer failed to properly supervise their registered representative who was handling your account, as well as neglected to monitor activities in your portfolio.
• Other types of broker fraud and misconduct.

You may be able to recoup more, if not all, of your losses from the failed financial product by suing your broker/financial advisor for broker misconduct or negligence.

I’m A Florida Investor. How Do I Sue My Broker For Financial Product Failure?

• Do NOT try to speak to your financial advisor or their firm directly about your concerns. This could sabotage any legitimate case you might have in the long run.
• Make sure to gather all material documents and other evidence involving your failed financial product. This can include account statements, emails, marketing materials, trade confirmations, and other communications.
• Hire specialist Tampa financial product failure lawyers to handle all interactions with the broker-dealer and opposing counsel.
• If we decide to work together, have our knowledgeable Florida securities representation conduct a thorough investigation of your losses and prepare and file a Statement of Claim against your financial advisor in FINRA arbitration.

On our website, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas delineates the steps involved in how to sue your broker over your financial product failure losses in FINRA arbitration, as well as other pertinent details.

Why Hire Our Tampa, FL Investment Collapse Law Firm?

• More than 100 years of combined experience in securities law and the securities industry.
• Won a collective many millions of dollars for thousands of investors.
• Experienced FINRA lawyers.
• Represented investors regarding more than 1000 matters, including the most complex kinds of financial product failures in FINRA arbitration.
• We have the resources, skills, and experience to see your investor lawsuit case to its conclusion.
• Dedicated securities lawyers committed to protecting your legal rights.

Get in Touch To Schedule Your Free Consultation with Our Trusted Florida Financial Product Failure Attorneys: 

Call 813-560-2992 or 800-259-9010 or reach out to us online.

407 N Howard Ave #201A
Tampa, FL 33606