{"id":29962,"date":"2024-03-25T11:25:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=29962"},"modified":"2024-04-30T22:34:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T03:34:38","slug":"alternative-investment-fraud-attorneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/alternative-investment-fraud-attorneys\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Investment Fraud Attorneys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Did Ex-Coastal Equities Broker Luke Johnson Sell You GPB Private Placements, GWG Stock, REITs, or Other Alternative Investments?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>27 FINRA Lawsuits Allege Unsuitable Recommendations <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/\">investorlawyers.com<\/a>) are investigating portfolio loss claims by former customers of <a href=\"https:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/individual\/summary\/3257008\">ex-Arizona stockbroker Luke Michael Johnson<\/a>. The ex-Coastal Equities financial advisor was suspended for 18 months by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FINRA<\/a>) last year after investors accused him of allegedly unsuitably recommending over $2.3M in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/alternative-investment-losses.html\">illiquid alternative investments<\/a>, overconcentrating their accounts with them, and making misrepresentations about the risks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/alternative-investment-fraud-attorneys\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Alternative Investment Fraud Attorneys\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did Ex-Coastal Equities Broker Luke Johnson Sell You GPB Private Placements, GWG Stock, REITs, or Other Alternative Investments?\u00a0 27 FINRA Lawsuits Allege Unsuitable Recommendations Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) are investigating portfolio loss claims by former customers of ex-Arizona stockbroker Luke Michael Johnson. 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