Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is currently investigating the sale of promissory notes to investors by their brokerages.  Again, many conservative investors have said they were sold these notes as "low risk" when in fact, they were highly risky or fraudulent.  These investments also paid significantly higher fees to the brokers, making them much more motivated […]

Attention Cawley Multifamily Fund I, LP Investors:  You may be able to recover your investment losses in Cawley Fund by filing a FINRA arbitration against your selling broker.   The broker/dealers that sold the Cawley Fund include, Optivest, Capital Financial Services, Inc.; Calton & Associates, Inc.; and VSR Financial Services, Inc. Soreide Law Group is investigating […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, recently awarded the following settlements in arbitrations:     Robinson v. Schmerman, FINRA ID # 12-00389 (Phoenix, AZ, 4/18/2012) - A sole Arbitrator, in a bifurcated Rule 12801 default proceeding, holds a broker who allegedly failed to follow instructions liable to a customer for $538,400, including $100,000 in punitive damages. […]

Soreide Law Group is investigating the sale of secured debentures by Warsowe Acquisition Corporation. Warsowe is located in Florida and offered different series of investments secured by collateral assignments and corresponding mortgages.   Many of these investments were sold through Andrew Stuart Asset Management, located in Coral Springs, Florida. These investments may have been touted […]

Securities Lawyer, Lars K. Soreide, of Soreide Law Group has announced an investigation into claims on behalf of  investors who may have suffered  significant  investment  losses due to Jeffrey Scott Donner. Jeffrey Scott Donner (CRD #2631248, Registered Principal, Weston, Florida) was a  financial advisor with Cape Securities, Aura Financial, and Saxony Securities. Donner has been permanently barred from the securities industry with FINRA, and […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., also known as FINRA, plans to raise number of user fees it charges broker-dealers to help cover a "significant loss" from last year, said chief executive Richard Ketchum in an InvestmentNews article by Dan Jamieson, from April 24th., 2012. "The broader economic downturn continues to affect trading volumes and industry […]

FLORIDA INVESTORS, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! Do you know that all Florida investors have the right to bring claims against their brokers or financial advisors to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, also know  as FINRA?  Know your rights under the Florida Investment Protection Act 517.301.                     The following is from the: 2011 Florida Statutes   517.301 Fraudulent transactions; falsification […]

The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary Actions, April, 2012:”   James Landon Yarbrough (CRD #703889, Registered Representative, Clearwater, Florida) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The Hearing Officer did not order restitution because FINRA’s Department of Enforcement represented that the customer has been made whole by the […]

The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary Actions, April, 2012:”   James Calvin Wylie Jr. (CRD #834405, Registered Representative, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida)  submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one month. Without admitting […]