{"id":31617,"date":"2026-04-02T22:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=31617"},"modified":"2026-04-02T22:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:00:18","slug":"alternative-investment-law-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/alternative-investment-law-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Retiree Sues Great Point Capital Over DST, Non-Traded REIT, and Other Alternative Investment Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Is Representing This Claimant in Her Six-Figure FINRA Lawsuit<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A retiree from Katy, TX, is suing Great Point Capital and former broker Rene Castro for up to $500,000 following allegedly unsuitable recommendations in risky alternative investments like Versity DST and Empire Village REIT. The FINRA arbitration claim contends that the firm failed to supervise Castro and ignored the investor&#8217;s need for capital preservation by overconcentrating her savings in high-commission, illiquid products.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A Katy, TX investor is suing Great Point Capital and its now former broker, Rene Javier Castro, for up to $500,000 over what she is alleging are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/unsuitability.html\">unsuitable investment recommendations<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/alternative-investment-losses.html\">alternative investments<\/a>. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/\">investorlawyers.com<\/a>) is representing this retiree. We are working hard to recoup her losses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/alternative-investment-law-firm\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Texas Retiree Sues Great Point Capital Over DST, Non-Traded REIT, and Other Alternative Investment Losses\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Is Representing This Claimant in Her Six-Figure FINRA Lawsuit A retiree from Katy, TX, is suing Great Point Capital and former broker Rene Castro for up to $500,000 following allegedly unsuitable recommendations in risky alternative investments like Versity DST and Empire Village REIT. 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