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Colorado Family Sues Emerson Equity For Up To $3,000,000 Over Alternative Investment Losses

Published on: March 11, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

A Colorado retiree and his sister are suing Emerson Equity and advisor George Wallace Smith for up to $3,000,000, alleging they were misled into high-risk, illiquid real estate investments that were unsuitable for their financial needs. Represented by Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas, the siblings’ FINRA lawsuit claims the firm prioritized high commissions over its fiduciary duties by overconcentrating their accounts in now-troubled financial products.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Is Representing These Investors In Their FINRA lawsuit.

Two Claimants, a Colorado retiree and his sister, are suing Emerson Equity, financial advisor George Wallace Smith, and the brokerage firm’s control person Dominic Julio Baldini over losses they suffered in Inspired Healthcare Capital Income Fund 5 (IHC Fund 5) and other alternative investments: CPA Cue Luxury Apartments DST, Vinebrook Homes Trust, and Madison Capital Group’s Go Store It Charleston II, DST. All of these are real estate investments that are totally illiquid, opaque, and unsuitable for these investors. Now, the siblings are pursuing up to $3,000,000 in damages.

I’m A Customer of Former Stifel Broker Chuck Roberts. What Should I Do About My Portfolio Losses?

Published on: November 7, 2025 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Brokerage Firm Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Has To Pay More Than $140M To Clients

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) are continuing to investigate claims of losses involving former customers of ex-Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. stockbroker Chuck A. Roberts. Already, the brokerage firm has to pay more than $140,000,000 in settlements and awards to its clients to whom it sold structured notes.

Most recently, this included over $2M in settlements for customer disputes alleging negligence, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and more. There was also the $10.5M structured note settlement Stifel agreed to pay, as well as the $133M Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) award that arbitrators ordered the broker-dealer to pay to a family that accused the firm of overconcentration, supervisory failures, and Regulation Best Interest violations.

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Published on: November 7, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Hatteras Core Alternative Funds And Investor Losses

Our Alternative Investment Loss Attorneys Are Investigating For Broker-Dealer Negligence

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) are continuing to investigate the brokerage firms and their registered representatives that may have unsuitably recommended Hatteras Investment Partners Funds to customers. In particular, these investments include:

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Published on: July 1, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Loss Attorneys Investigate Resolute/PetroRock Investments

Sanford & Bernstein Broker Devin Patel And Other Financial Advisors Allegedly Unsuitably Sold Oil and Gas Investments

Our financial advisor fraud lawyers are looking into losses involving Resolute/Petrorock investments. We believe that retail investors, many of whom were at retirement age, may have been unsuitably marketed over $250M of these unregistered equity and debt securities, including oil and gas investments.

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Published on: May 19, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

New Jersey Widow Sues Cambridge Investment Research Over Alternative Investment Losses

Elderly Investor Seeks Up to $500K For LJM Preservation and Growth Fund, FS Energy & Power Fund, Highlands REIT, InvenTrust PPTYS, and Other Losses

If you suffered losses in alternative investments that were recommended by your financial advisor, contact the Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Alternative Investment Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) today. These high-risk, illiquid investments are unsuitable for many conservative and elderly retirees. Yet, many brokers continue to market and sell them to these investors in order to earn high commissions.