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California Retirees That Sustained Inspired Healthcare Capital Losses Sue Aurora Securities.

Published on: October 16, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

California Retirees That Sustained Inspired Healthcare Capital Losses Sue Aurora Securities. Broker Austin Bowlin Is A Respondent in This DST Fraud Lawsuit

Two investors are suing Austin Securities and financial advisor Austin A. Bowlin for up to $1,000,0000 after suffering losses in Inspired Healthcare Capital (IHC) Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs). Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing this retired couple in pursuing damages through Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration.

The Claimants contend that Aurora Securities and Bowlin unsuitably recommended risky products, including IHC DSTs. This type of investment vehicle is often involved in real estate ventures and is usually a start-up. Inspired Healthcare Capital is heavily invested in the senior housing space.

Kentucky Unsuitability Law Firm Represents Bluegrass State Investors

Published on: October 15, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Kentucky Unsuitability Law Firm Represents Bluegrass State Investors Who Are The Victims of Broker Misconduct

At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawers.com), we help Kentucky investors pursue damages from the broker-dealers and investment advisers that made unsuitable investment recommendations to them.

Any recommendation that is not a good fit, given a customer’s investing profile, is an unsuitable recommendation that can lead to serious losses. To schedule your free, no obligation case assessment, contact our Lexington, KY securities law office today.

We are Representing Investors in NorthStarHealthcare Income REIT Lawsuit

Published on: October 15, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Widow Retiree Sues Cetera Over NorthStarREIT II and NorthStarHealthcare Income REIT Losses

Our Non-Traded REIT Fraud Law Firm Is Representing the Claimant In Her Six-Figure FINRA Lawsuit

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing a senior investor who is suing Cetera Investment Services for up to $500,000 for losses she suffered in NorthStarHealthcare Income REIT and NorthStarREIT II (now Colony Credit Real Estate). This is an elderly retiree who entrusted the broker-dealer and one of its financial advisers, whom she met while a client at East West Bank, with a portion of her retirement money.

For Easterly ROCMuni High Income Fund Investors, The Time To Explore Your Legal Options Is Now.

Published on: October 15, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

For Easterly ROCMuni High Income Fund Investors, The Time To Explore Your Legal Options Is Now. Contact the Easterly ROCMuni High Income Fund attorneys of Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Today For A Free Case Consultation

Less than three months after the June 2025 fire sale that led to the demise of Easterly ROCMuni High Income Fund (RMJAX, RMHIX, and RMVHX), investors are still trying to figure out what happened to their money. Many are claiming they were never fully apprised of the risks. They are alleging that they were misled to believe this was a low-risk municipal bond fund, when, in fact, it was more of a risky, illiquid junk bond fund. With Easterly ROCMuni Fund’s share price now at less than $3/share, it is time that investors explore their legal options.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing Easterly ROCMuni Fund investors in pursuing their portfolio losses from the broker-dealers that unsuitably marketed and sold this alternative investment. From more than $300M in assets in October 2024, while trading at about $7.35/share, to less than $25M in assets in June. The Easterly Fund lost many millions of dollars in just a few days.

We are Representing a Claimant in Inspired Healthcare Capital Lawsuit

Published on: October 15, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

San Diego Retiree Sues Emerson Equity And Three Brokers Over Inspired Healthcare Capital Losses Involving Delaware Statutory Trusts

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Is Representing This Claimant

If you are an investor who sustained losses in Inspired Healthcare Capital (IHC), our alternative investment law firm wants to talk to you. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing a San Diego senior investor who is suing Emerson Equity and brokers Dominic Julio Baldini, Troy Lee Robertson, and Mathew David Copley for up to $500,000 in damages. We filed his investment loss recovery claim in FINRA arbitration.

Delaware Statutory Trust Loss Law Firm Representing Colorado Couple

Published on: October 8, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Colorado Couple Sues Emerson Equity & Two Brokers Over Versity Investments Losses. Our Delaware Statutory Trust Loss Law Firm Is Representing These Retirees

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is suing Emerson Equity on behalf of investors who suffered losses in Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs). The Claimants, two older Colorado retirees, are seeking up to $1,000,000 in damages.

They contend that Emerson Equity brokers Dominic Julio Baldini and Ryan David Finch unsuitably recommended Versity Investments (NKA) Crew Enterprises and Inspired Healthcare Capital (IHC) DSTs. Both financial advisors are Respondents in this investment loss recovery claim.

Bond Fund Loss Lawyers Are Representing investor who worked with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. broker Adam Michael Chustz

Published on: October 8, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Western Kentucky Investor Sues Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Over Easterly ROCMuni High Income Fund Losses. Our Bond Fund Loss Lawyers Are Representing This Claimant in His Six-Figure FINRA Lawsuit

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing yet another Easterly ROCMuni High Income Fund (RMJAX, RMHIX, and RMVHX) investor who worked with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. broker Adam Michael Chustz. This Western Kentucky investor is now suing Stifel for up to $500K in damages.

This FINRA lawsuit against the broker-dealer revolves around allegations that Chustz unsuitably concentrated this Claimant’s account with the Easterly ROCMuni Fund. This is a highly speculative fund that lost more than half of its value in a few days during a June 2025 fire sale.

Tricolor Holdings Files Chapter 7 Amid Fraud Probe: Our Investor Lawyers Investigate ABS Losses

Published on: September 30, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

As Tricolor Holdings Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Subprime Auto Market Investors May Have Reason To Worry. Contact Our Investor Lawyers Today To Explore Your Legal Options

With the abrupt demise of Texas subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings, investors and its lenders are expressing concerns about how this might affect the high-risk debt market. Tricolor filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and intends to liquidate following reports of an alleged fraud. Federal prosecutors are investigating.

From small town dealerships to big Wall Street firms like BlackRock to JPMorgan Chase, worries are reverberating as to how this could impact the multi-billion dollar market for bundled auto loans.

Our Texas Private Placement Loss Lawyers Houston, Tx Investor Who Suffered Losses in Inspired Healthcare Capital DSTs

Published on: September 30, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Houston, Tx Investor Who Suffered Losses in Inspired Healthcare Capital DSTs Sues Kingswood Capital Partners and Broker John Balmer. Our Texas Private Placement Loss Lawyers Are Representing This Claimant In FINRA Arbitration

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) has filed yet another FINRA lawsuit on behalf of an investor that we believe worked with a broker-dealer that unsuitably recommended that they invest in Inspired Healthcare Capital (IHC). This time, the claimant is a Houston investor who is pursuing up to $500K in damages from Kingswood Capital Partners and its California financial advisor John Balmer.

This is an investor who entrusted a good portion of her savings to the Respondents. She is now alleging the unsuitable investment recommendation of IHC Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs). These are risky investments, which were inappropriate for someone who made it clear she did not want any undue risks and that her assets were part of her retirement.

San Diego Failure To Supervise Law Firm

Published on: September 30, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our San Diego Failure To Supervise Law Firm is Representing Southern California Investors Who Have Suffered Losses Because of Lax Supervision By Their Broker

From our San Diego securities law office, the Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas San Diego Failure To Supervise Law Firm (investorlawyers.com) represents Southern California investors who suffered losses because a brokerage firm failed to properly supervise their portfolios and the financial advisor responsible for managing their accounts. We cannot stress how essential it is that these firms have the proper supervisory measures in place and that they enact them.

Why Lax Supervision by Brokerage Firms Can Be A Serious Problem For California Investors