Soreide Law Group is currently investigating the Wells Timberland REIT for the investors who suffered financial losses. FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fined Wells Investment Securities $300,000 for improper sales materials when selling the Wells Timberland REIT, from May 2007 to September 2009. (Wells Investment Securities neither admitted nor denied the charges.) FINRA stated […]

Securities Lawyer, Lars Soreide, of Soreide Law Group, is currently investigating Gramercy Securities, Inc. This brokerage has been alleged to have placed unsophisticated investors' money into unsuitable investments. There have been claims, for example, of a recent widow losing her entire net worth by investing in risky private placements. Some of these risky private placements […]

Securities Attorney, Lars Soreide, of Soreide Law Group was recently quoted in an article from the Reno Gazette-Journal, written by Jaclyn O’Malley regarding former broker Gary Harrison Lane. The quote reads as follows: "Florida securities attorney Lars Soreide said Tuesday he has represented a few clients who have recently settled with broker firms connected to […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy,have issued a new Investor Alert called Year-End Investment Considerations for Individual Investors. This new alert provides individual investors with a few suggestions for year-end investment planning as the year draws to a close. “The end of the year is a […]

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Donald Dean Horras CRD# 1056123 Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors who were clients of Ft. Lauderdale broker, Donald Horras, who was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and according to FINRA's BrokerCheck, is currently with Raymond James and Associates of Ft. Lauderdale. Allegedly, Donald Horras, made unsuitable recommendations to elderly customers […]

Securitites Lawyer, Lars Soreide, has announced an investigation into Praetorian Global Fund (Praetorian). There was an SEC complaint filed against the principals of the Praetorian Global Fund. The SEC complaint alleges that the principals and others used the hedge fund to obtain funds from it's investors. According to the SEC complaint, investors were told that […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is conducting an investigation into Behringer Harvard REIT I. Earlier this year, Behringer Harvard REIT I lost two properties in Minnesota and St. Louis to foreclosure. At midyear, the company listed $3.98 billion in assets and $2.509 billion in liabilities. There are now lawsuits stating that share values in the REIT […]

FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is investigating independent broker-dealers that sold variable annuities with subaccounts invested in hedge funds that resulted in $18 million in client losses during the credit crisis writes Bruce Kelly in a recent article for InvestmentNews.com. FINRA has been investigating the sale of a variable annuity issued by Sun Life […]