KYUSUN KIM Cause Your Investment Losses? Soreide Law Group is evaluating possible claims of sales practice violations against Sandlapper Securities, LLC general securities representative Kyusun Kim (CRD#: 2864085, San Diego, CA) who is also known as Kenny Kim. Notably, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) expelled Kim from acting as a broker or associating with […]

Did you suffer investment losses in ArciTerra LLC investments, such as the ArciTerra note program or the ArciTerra National REIT? The Phoenix based ArciTerra Group, LLC, has been incorporated since 2005. They acquire, hold, develop, manage, lease, and sell real estate properties in North America, including single/multi-tenant retail, office, and industrial properties, neighborhood and community […]

Did you suffer investment losses in ArciTerra LLC investments, such as the ArciTerra note program or the ArciTerra National REIT? The Phoenix based ArciTerra Group, LLC, has been incorporated since 2005. They acquire, hold, develop, manage, lease, and sell real estate properties in North America, including single/multi-tenant retail, office, and industrial properties, neighborhood and community […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, (888) 760-6552, obtained he following information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, September, 2013.” Matthew Francis Deline (CRD #4910379, Registered Representative, Encinitas, California) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. This sanction was based on FINRA's findings that Deline failed to appear and testify […]

FINRA recently issued a notice providing guidance to its members on communications with the public regarding unlisted real estate investment programs, (REITs) and real estate direct participation programs. Disclosure: Firm communications containing descriptions of a real estate program must be consistent with the program’s current prospectus and must not imply an investment in the program […]

With mounting pressure from regulators, broker/dealers are making changes to how they sell alternative investments. VSR Financial Services Inc., Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc. and the Cetera Financial Group Inc., which has four independent-contractor broker-dealers under its umbrella, this year have revised policies or added new guidelines and procedures for the sale of […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is investigating claims against brokerages who sold their clients CIP Leveraged Fund Advisors, LLC. These investments may have been misrepresented to a more conservative client, as safe or low risk. Also, it is alleged that some brokers may have over-concentrated CIP in their clients' portfolios. CIP Leveraged Fund Advisors, LLC, also […]

Bruce Kelly writes in an InvestmentNews.com article, that another nontraded real estate investment trust has taken a sudden and precipitous decline in value — this time plunging nearly 72%. The investors in the Cornerstone Core Properties REIT Inc. were told this month by the company that the shares, once valued at $8, are now worth […]

In an InvestmentNews.com article, Dan Jamieson writes that Green Street Advisors Inc., says to forget the new breed of nontraded REITs. Investors are far more likely to be better off with publicly traded REITs, the research firm said in a report released Wednesday. The current regulatory scrutiny has forced sponsors of nontraded REITs to address […]