The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, February 2012.”   Neal Seth Smalbach (CRD #1459854, Registered Principal, Palm Harbor, Florida)   submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity.   Without admitting or denying the allegations, Smalbach consented to the described […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website’s ‘Disciplinary Actions, January 2012.”   Tyge Thomas Tuccillo (CRD #3075541, Registered Representative, Venice, Florida)   submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Tuccillo consented to the […]

In a February 14th., 2012, article in InvestmentNews.com, Bruce Kelly writes that LPL Financial, LLC, is on the hook for a $1.4 million arbitration awarded to an elderly couple who bought real estate deals. According to the attorney for the plaintiffs, the property investments relied on “tricks” to boost their yields before they collapsed. Heinrich […]

In an article for InvestmentNews.com, on February 1st, 2012, Mark Schoeff Jr. writes that in a market defined by low interest rates, investors are searching for higher returns. But brokers better be careful how they try to deliver those results, according to their primary regulator. In a 16 page letter posted on its website, the Financial Industry […]

The following information is excerpts from the article on the FINRA website.  The fact that a product is “complex” indicates that it presents an additional risk to retail investors because its complexity adds a further dimension to the investment decision process beyond the fundamentals of market forces. This may be the case even though the complexity […]

In a January 24th., 2012 article for InvestmentNews.com, Bruce Kelly writes that it's more bad news for Behringer Harvard Holdings LLC, as an investor who saw the value of her real estate fund drop to $2,000, from an original investment of $50,000, has begun to complain to regulators. On January 20th., 2012, D. Gayle Salyer wrote […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC,  is currently investigating the following investments. If your stock broker or financial advisor recommended any of the following investments, and you sustained a significant loss of your investment, call 888-760-6552 for a free consultation.  AgraShares Fund III, LLC Americap Distressed Real Estate Fund I Avere Medical Real Estate Fund I, LP […]

Former Ameriprise broker, Jason May (CRD# 4255401), in Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, Florida, has been barred for life by FINRA for failing to respond to FINRA requests for information after he was suspended for 60 days.   Our investigation has uncovered that Mr. May may have encouraged his clients to take out loans through a […]

Timothy Michael McGinn (CRD #813935, Registered Principal, Schenectady, New York) and David Lee Smith (CRD #427284, Registered Principal, Saratoga Springs, New York) were barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanctions were based on findings that Smith misused investor funds when he sold approximately $89 million in income notes issued by […]