Broker Dean Nowak Under Fire For Bad Advice At Taylor Capital Management Investor Alert! Soreide Law Group provides this update in regard to a problem securities broker by the name of Dean R. Nowak (CRD#: 1091819, Winter Park, Florida). Notably, FINRA BrokerCheck shows that the securities broker, who worked for Taylor Capital Management and Newbridge […]

Investors Of Hines Global REIT (HGR Liquidating Trust) Possibly Suffered Big Losses As a non-listed real estate investment trust (REIT), Hines Global REIT owned and managed a domestic and foreign real estate portfolio. The company, created in 2009, at one point owned 45 real estate related investments or properties in places like the United States, […]

LPL Financial's Nicholas Travascio Allegedly Recommended Unsuitable REITs Investors are voicing complaints and serious concerns in regard to Nicholas Travascio [CRD#: 2581756, Hurst, Texas]. Supposedly, the securities broker, who worked for LPL Financial between May 1999 and December 2018, discloses 3 investor disputes on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck. Namely, LPL Financial clients indicate […]

MERCER HICKS (MERCER HICKS III, TOBY MERCER HICKS III, TOBY HICKS III) CRD# 245170, was recently named in a complaint filed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Department of Enforcement, alleging that Hicks made unsuitable recommendations to five of his senior clients, including three widows, and made high-risk investments that violated FINRA rules and cost […]

Did Your Broker Or Advisor Sell You SMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT? Soreide Law Group is reviewing possible investor claims against brokers or financial advisors who may have inappropriately recommended SmartStop Self Storage REIT Inc. (f/k/a Strategic Storage Trust II). Evidently, the board of directors of this non-traded REIT, which focuses on “stabilized self-storage facilities and […]

JASON DAUGHERTY 1st Global Capital Disputes Soreide Law Group is evaluating investor disputes brought against Taylor Capital Management Inc. (also known as “TCM Securities, Inc.”) securities representative Jason Daugherty (CRD#: 4267059, Woodstock, Georgia). Notably, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), at least four clients contested Daugherty’s sales practices. Here’s what they had to […]

Highlands REIT (OTC: HHDS) Losses? Soreide Law Group is evaluating potential investor claims against brokers who sold Highlands REIT. Apparently, this “independent, self-advised” REIT has sustained significant volatility and price declines. Particularly, Highlands REIT Inc., which trades on the secondary markets (OTC: HHDS), closed at $.001 on July 16, 2019, which represents a 52-week low, […]

Soreide Law Group has filed a FINRA arbitration on behalf of their clients (Claimants) against:  AMERITAS INVESTMENT CORP. (Respondent)  The Claimants are a retired, married couple who allegedly relied upon AMERITAS INVESTMENT CORP. and its former financial advisor, Michael Arteca. The lawsuit states that Arteca had sold the Claimants an annuity with a guaranteed income benefit. […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) named eight products it will be monitoring in 2015. These are products which could lead to risks for investors, many of whom do not know enough about the products before investing in them. FINRA feels brokers also need to learn more about these products before they sell them to […]