Are You A Retiree Whose Citizens Securities Broker Sold You Colorado Bankers Life Insurance Annuity? Our Trusted Senior Investor Fraud Lawyers May Be Able To Help You Recoup Your Losses Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas team of Senior Investor Fraud Lawyers (investorlawyers.com) are helping many of the investors who suffered losses in Colorado Bankers Life […]
Why Privately Traded REITS Are Too Risky For Most Retirees Not all investments are suitable for everyone, which is why your broker-dealer has a duty to only recommend and sell financial products that are the right fit for you given your age, risk tolerance level, financial goals, and investing experience. Older investors, including retirees, are […]
Why You Should Contact A Seasoned Retirement Loss Attorney Right Away Unfortunately, retirees and older investors are especially vulnerable to significant investment losses. This is why it is so important that your broker only markets products or investment strategies to you that are suitable for you given your investing profile, risk tolerance level, financial goals, […]
SEC Says Older Seniors Were Defrauded of $1.2M by Garden State Securities Broker The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil charges against former Garden State Securities financial advisor Joseph Orazio DeGregorio. The previously registered broker, who worked at 14 firms in 14 years, is accused of defrauding four elderly investors of $1.2M. He […]
Texas-Based Alternative Asset Firm Sends Letter About Failed Payments on Valentine’s Day On February 14, 2022, GWG Holdings (GWGH) sent a letter to shareholders letting them know that it defaulted on the $3.25M in principal payments plus $10.35M in interest payments owed to L Bond investors. The Texas-based alternative asset firm had a 30-day grace […]
HIT REIT Investors Continue to Report Investment Losses It is January 2022 and Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) continues to offer free, no-obligation case consultations to investors who suffered losses in Hospitality Investors Trust. The non-traded real estate investment trust (non-traded REIT), also known as HIT REIT, is believed to […]
Joliet, Illinois Financial Advisor Faces Criminal Charges For Wire Fraud Ronald Terrence Molo, a former Edward Jones broker, is accused of misappropriating customers’ funds and costing at least three older clients $778,000 in investment losses. He was suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) beginning October 25, 2021, after he failed to respond to […]
Federal Prosecutors Interviewed Alternative Asset Firm’s Former Auditor Six months after the Justice Department filed criminal charges against ex-GPB Capital Holdings executives for operating an over $1.8B Ponzi scam that defrauded more than 17,000 investors, prosecutors have submitted a court filing disclosing that federal officials have interviewed Alan Materazo of Margolin Winer & Evens, an […]
Barred Stockbroker is Accused of Running Ponzi Scam That Defrauded Elderly Investors Felix S. Chu, a former NYLIFE Securities registered representative, is currently facing at least two customer disputes in which the claimants are seeking $5,230,000 in damages. Chu was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) last year. He has been accused of […]
New Jersey Financial Advisor’s Victims Included Older Investors Who Spoke Spanish Ramon Arturo Herrera, a former Wells Fargo (WFC) registered representative, is sentenced to 27 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The former New Jersey financial advisor pleaded guilty to wire fraud for bilking approximately 40 clients of $450K. Herrera worked five […]
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