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\t\t\t\tA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) panel said that Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. (\u201cStifel\u201d) must pay June and Perry Burns over $100K for losses they sustained from Puerto Rico bonds and oil and gas investments. The Burns are in their eighties and they invested a \u201csubstantial\u201d amount of their life savings with Stifel.<\/p>\n

In their Puerto Rico bond fraud arbitration claim, the couple accused Stifel of negligence, unauthorized trading, and unsuitable investments, among other violations. For that portion of their case, the FINRA panel awarded the Burns $79,709, which was everything they lost, and also fees and interest. Despite the ruling, Stifel, in its own filings, continues to deny the couple\u2019s allegations. The broker-dealer tried to have the case thrown out and removed from its FINRA records.<\/p>\n

Senior Investors Sustained Losses From Investing in Puerto Rico Bonds <\/strong>
\nUnfortunately, the Burns are not the only senior investors whose retirement savings were seriously harmed because brokerage firms and their brokers recommended that retirees invest in Puerto Rico bonds and Puerto Rico bond funds even though these securities were too risky for their portfolios and\/or not aligned with their investment objectives. For the past few years, our senior financial fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas have been working with older investors in the US mainland and the island of Puerto Rico to help them get their lost investments back. Aside from Stifel, other brokerage firms are accused of inappropriately recommending Puerto Rico bonds and close-end bond funds to investors, including UBS Puerto Rico (UBS-PR), Santander Securities (SAN), Banco Popular, Merrill Lynch<\/a>, Morgan Stanley (MS) and others.<\/p>\n

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A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) panel said that Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. (\u201cStifel\u201d) must pay June and Perry Burns over $100K for losses they sustained from Puerto Rico bonds and oil and gas investments. The Burns are in their eighties and they invested a \u201csubstantial\u201d amount of their life savings with Stifel. 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