Should Retail Investors and Pension Funds Worry About Private Credit Losses?

Published on: April 13, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

We Represent Investors Against Brokerage Firms and Investment Advisers

Our firm encourages anyone facing private credit losses to consult with an investor lawyers to determine if financial advisor negligence or unsuitable recommendations played a role in their financial decline. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas provides expert representation for retail investors and pension funds seeking to recover damages from brokerage firms in the increasingly volatile $3 trillion private credit market.

Are you an investor who suffered private credit losses and is wondering whether financial advisor negligence was a factor? Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) wants to talk to you. We represent investors against brokers and investment advisers. Our trusted securities law firm can help you explore your legal options, including whether you have grounds for an investment recovery claim.

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.

Investor Lawyers

Published on: November 26, 2024 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Customers of B Riley Wealth Management Financial Advisor Brian Sterz Filed Investment Loss Recovery Claims. Our Investor Lawyers Are Investigating

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investor Lawyers (investorlawyers.com) represents investors who sustained losses involving a B Riley financial advisor. This includes, most recently, a Miami investor who is suing the firm over allegedly unsuitable alternative investment recommendations. This client of ours is seeking up to $500K in damages. We are also working with a retiree who is alleging gross mismanagement and suing for up to $1M.

Our financial advisor fraud lawyers are also investigating claims of investor losses involving former customers of ex-B Riley Wealth Management investment adviser Brian Michael Sterz. A number of them filed claims related to losses involving (OTCMKTS: FMCC), (OTCMKTS: FNMA), and (OTCMKTS: FNMAT).