The following summation of information was obtained by Soreide Law Group (888-760-6552) from FINRA's Website under "Disciplinary and Other Actions April 2015." EDI Financial, Inc. (CRD #15699, Irving, Texas) was censured and fined $100,000 by FINRA for allegedly failing to adopt and implement supervisory systems and procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with EDI Financial’s […]

DAVID W. JOHNSON (CRD# 1010443), a 55 year-old former JP Turner broker from Keller, Texas, is facing felony theft charges in Iowa. Johnson is charged with four first degree theft charges, after complaints from residents in Pocahontas, Coon Rapids, Algona and Fort Dodge, Iowa, came to light. According to reports, allegedly Johnson took over $10,000 […]

Lars Soreide, Esq., of Soreide Law Group, is representing investors from Texas and Maryland before the Finanical Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) who filed claims against Matthew A. Bell (CRD# 3091864) for his conduct while at WFG Investments. The lawsuit alleges that Bell recommended inappropriate investments including, but are not limited to: penny stocks such as […]

Ridgewood Energy Corporation, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, manages private investment funds that develop and drill oil and gas projects located in the United States waters in the Gulf of Mexico. Many broker/dealers have sold Ridgewood Funds to their clients without conducting the a proper suitability analysis for such investments. These funds were not suitable for […]

Private placements are securities in non-public offerings that are exempt from registration under the federal securities laws. Billions of dollars are raised each year by selling these securities. Private placements can be a good source of capital for American businesses, especially start-up companies. However, investing in private placements is risky business and can tie up […]

National Securities Corporation financial advisor, Brian Folland, who has over 30 reported customer complaints on his broker check report, is being named along with National Securities for the sale of the Roundstone Healthcare Capital. It is alleged that Roundstone was a high risk private placement that was being marketed as a conservative income producing investment. […]