Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who have suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in Wells or Paladin Realty Income Properties REITs. Reportedly, investors were recently told by Paladin Reality Income Properties Inc. that its stock would cease to be sold next month because its current scale…
Continue reading ›Stock fraud lawyers are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors of Securities America who may have suffered significant losses as a result of life insurance investment twisting and churning. Investment fraud lawyers say churning is a common problem in the securities industry. According to the S.E.C., “Churning refers to the excessive buying and selling…
Continue reading ›Stock fraud lawyers are investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses as a result of their investment in BNI Equities LLC, BNI TIC (tenant-in-common) or BNI Notes. In many cases, brokers improperly recommended the purchase of risky real estate and TIC investments offered by BNI. Many brokers were motivated to make these…
Continue reading ›According to securities fraud attorneys, elderly and retired individuals are frequently the targets of securities fraud. While this is not likely to change, elderly investors can be aware of red flags that could indicate fraud has occurred. Some of these red flags include recommendations for investments that are typically unsuitable for elderly investors, unsolicited investment…
Continue reading ›A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announcement dated June 4, 2012, stated that a hearing panel ruled in favor of claimants against Brookstone Securities of Lakeland, Florida, along with one of its brokers, Christopher Kline, and its owner and CEO, Antony Tuberville. Brookstone, Kline and Tuberville apparently made fraudulent sales of CMOs, or collateralized mortgage…
Continue reading ›Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who purchased Sun 1031 TICs or other risky tenant-in-common investments. In many cases, broker-dealers improperly recommended these investments to clients for whom the investment was unsuitable. TICs became popular in 2002, following a ruling by the Internal Revenue Service that allowed capital gains…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are investigating claims on behalf of A & O Resource Management investors. A & O Resource Management and other affiliated companies, such as A & O Life Settlements, were used in a fraud scheme that resulted in lengthy prison sentences for two of the principals involved in the fraud. Many investors suffered…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud attorneys are continuing to file claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses as a result of their investments with Inland Western REIT. Inland Western, which is now known as Retail Properties of America Inc., is the third-largest shopping center REIT in the nation. Inland Western’s recent IPO offering resulted in some disastrous…
Continue reading ›Recently, Matthew D. Hutcheson, a financial advisor and radio personality, reportedly was indicted on federal charges. Investment fraud lawyers say Hutcheson, who is well known in the securities industry, has been indicted for funding his home renovations and purchasing interest in a golf and ski resort with his clients’ retirement plan funds. Hutcheson authored the…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently representing individuals who suffered losses as a result of their investments in an American Investment Exchange TIC or other real estate co-ownerships investments. In many cases, brokers improperly recommended the purchase of tenant in common investments that were too risky for the investor’s portfolio and/or investment objectives. American Investment Exchange…
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