Did You Invest with Former LPL Broker, Alberto Neira?
Securities Lawyer, Lars Soreide of Soreide Law Group, PLLC, recently announced that he is investigating claims against Linsco Private Ledger [...]
Lars Soreide, Florida Attorney, Helps Alleged Rip-Off Victims of Broker Jesse Litvak
Recently, a New York City man working as a broker/dealer in Stamford, Connecticut, has been charged with securities fraud, according [...]
LPL REIT INVESTORS WARNING!!!!
In an article in the Wall Street Journal, Feb. 11, 2013, Matthew Heimer writes that ever since the Federal Reserve [...]
FINRA Filings from Conservative Investors Who Were Sold Complex Products is on the Rise
Financial regulators are confronting investor frauds that are giving retirement savers steep losses on complex products that until a few [...]
Crystallex International Corporation (“CRYXF”)
Crystallex has commenced a proceeding under chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court [...]
FINRA Backtracks on Plan to End 5% Markup Rule. Investors Check Your Order Tickets.
In a FINRA NTM 13-07 posted last Thursday on its website, FINRA asked for comment on an updated proposal that [...]
ATTENTION UBS BOND INVESTORS
Those investors who believed they had constructed a “conservative” portfolio by being heavily invested in bonds could be reclassified as [...]
What You Should Consider Before Investing in Tenant-In-Common (TIC) Investments
There are many real estate investors attracted to Tenant-In-Common (TICs) for the purported tax savings through the like kind exchange [...]
Tenant-in-Common (TIC)
Tenant in Common (TIC) investments, or 1031 exchanges, are a form of real estate ownership in which multiple investors own [...]
FINRA Wants to Change Public Arbitrator Qualifications
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., also known as FINRA, is proposing to tighten its definition of “public” arbitrator. FINRA [...]
Does Your Stock Broker Owe You Money?
With the stock market crash of 2008-2009 there has been an onslaught of investors filing lawsuits against their stock brokers [...]
Reverse Convertibles Investors Linked to Apple Common Stock–Got Burned
Reverse convertibles, are often called "trigger notes," "phoenixes," or "auto-callables." These structured products promised high yields of 6% to 12% [...]
FINRA’s BrokerCheck May Soon Be Linked to Firm Websites
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., also known as FINRA, is proposing a new rule that would allow investors to [...]
FINRA Fines and Suspends Reps
The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, January, 2013.” Charles Tuttle Mason aka Chip [...]
Did You Invest in UBS Willow Fund?
Soreide Law Group is currently investigation the UBS Willow Fund. This distressed debt hedge fund was formed in 2000. In [...]
FINRA to Focus on BDCs and Leveraged ETFs in 2013
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) released its 2013 regulatory and examination priorities letter. The annual letter alerts the [...]
FINRA Awards Investor $1.3mill From Sale of ETF’s by Wells Fargo
Moshar v. Wells Fargo, FINRA ID # 11-00556 (Los Angeles, CA, 1/9/2013) A couple was recently awarded $1,333,300 in compensatory [...]
Boca Raton Rep Suspended by FINRA
The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, January, 2013.” Steven Jay Oshinsky (CRD #2339197, [...]
Sarasota, FL, Rep Barred by FINRA
The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, January, 2013.” William Earl Manley (CRD #1177744, [...]
Miami Rep Barred by FINRA
The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, January, 2013.” John Boyd Dexter (CRD #1354376, [...]