There was a FINRA arbitration filed against Raymond James Financial for alleged over-concentration into risky oil and gas Canadian Royalty Trust stocks. The case alleges that the investors, a retired man in his 60s, and his mother who is 90 years-old, had brokerage accounts with Raymond James Financial, Inc. Their financial advisor recommended that they […]

There was a FINRA arbitration filed against Raymond James Financial for alleged over-concentration into risky oil and gas Canadian Royalty Trust stocks. The case alleges that the investors, a retired man in his 60s, and his mother who is 90 years-old, had brokerage accounts with Raymond James Financial, Inc. Their financial advisor recommended that they […]

There were allegations filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or FINRA Dispute Resolution, which state that a broker-dealer with AXA Advisors in Orange County, California, persuaded a retired couple, and a retired woman, to invest in essentially worthless and inappropriate investments. This alleged Ponzi scheme preyed on retired Filipino-Americans. The clients allege that the […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is currently investigating the following oil and gas deals: KBS REIT, DBSI, BDA Bradford Drilling, United Development Fund, Leaf Equipment Leasing Fund, Cypress Equipment Fund, Net REIT, REEF Income and Development Fund, and Waveland Drilling Partners. Investors can file arbitration claims, as an option if they have been victimized by these products, if the investments were recommended […]

The brokerage, LPL Financial, LLC, was fined $100,000 November 22, 2011,  by the State of Oregon for failing to supervise a broker that sold high-risk oil and gas partnerships to clients, many of whom were elderly. According to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, a former LPL representative, Jack Kleck, sold the oil and gas investments […]