Investors reportedly complained about securities broker William Jeffrey Carlton (also known as Jeff Carlton) [CRD: 1132967, McLean, Virginia], according to disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck. Evidently, Carlton worked for UBS Financial Services Inc. from September 21, 2007, to January 12, 2024, before joining Aegis Capital Corp. on December 21, 2023, where he is currently registered in […]

Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors who sustained substantial losses in energy market ETFs. Our firm is focusing on claims involving such products as the ProShares Ultra Oil and Gas Fund (DIG), and the Direxion Energy Bull 3X (ERX). Leveraged ETFs are highly speculative investments that should not be held for […]

Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors who sustained substantial losses in energy market ETFs. Our firm is focusing on claims involving such products as the ProShares Ultra Oil and Gas Fund (DIG), and the Direxion Energy Bull 3X (ERX). Leveraged ETFs are highly speculative investments that should not be held for […]

The exchange-traded funds (ETF) that use leverage to double and triple returns on stock market moves could cause the next big market crash, according to the Federal Reserve. In an article titled "Are Leveraged and Inverse ETFs the New Portfolio Insurers?" from the central bank stirred markets into wondering what would happen if the funds […]

Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, investors that suffered losses in inverse and leveraged ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) with former Wells Fargo broker and branch manager, Michael E. French, in Colchester, Vermont. According to Mr. French's CRD, he was discharged in August, 2011, for violating firm policy by […]

Nicholas Rowe and his firm, Focus Capital Wealth Management, Inc. of Bedford, New Hampshire, were found liable in a case alleging negligence, civil fraud, and other misdeeds, involving the sale of risky ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) to nine investors, according to a ruling by a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel. Some of these […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) released its 2013 regulatory and examination priorities letter. The annual letter alerts the broker-dealer community to what Finra examiners will be looking for in the coming year. FINRA will continue to watch yield-oriented products this year but FINRA also will be focusing on business development companies (BDCs), exchange-traded […]

This past Tuesday, May 1st., FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. fined four major brokerages $9.1 million for selling complex ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) to investors whose portfolios were otherwise conservative.  Without admitting or denying the charges, the brokerges will be paying $7.3 million in fines, and $1.8 million in restitution to the clients who […]

Soreide Law Group is filing FINRA Arbitrations on behalf of investors who invested in Direxion 3x Funds: FAZ, ERY, BGZ, and TZA.  Leveraged ETF’s have now imploded and regulators and investors have finally woken up and are beginning to pay attention. Major fines have just been handed down to the industries top brokerage houses for […]