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Last month, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued an Investor Alert, “Nutraceutical Stock Scams — Don’t Supplement Your Portfolio with These Companies.” The purpose of the alert is to warn investors to beware of stock scams related to nutraceuticals. Stock fraud lawyers are aware of these scams and say that pitches for these types…

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…

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…

Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses as a result of their Facebook Inc. investments with Fidelity Investments. Allegedly there may have been execution problems at Fidelity Investments in regards to the Facebook stock. Reportedly, following Facebook’s initial public offering, “thousands” of clients of Fidelity were affected…

Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses as a result of their purchases of SCI Real Estate Investments LLC’s TICs. In some cases, brokerage firms may be held liable for their recommendation of the investment to their clients. According to securities fraud attorneys, TICs became popular in 2002,…

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…

Lately, there has been a lot of buzz amongst securities arbitration lawyers about non-traded REITs. Investors who have suffered losses as a result of these investments have been encouraged to come forward to attempt to recover their losses through FINRA arbitration. But what exactly is the problem with these investments? Generally, a problem with these…

Securities arbitration lawyers are currently investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who suffered losses as a result of their investments in Lehman Return Optimization Security Note and Maluhia Eight LLC. Lehman Return Optimization Security Notes were allegedly marketed by brokers as investments designed to guarantee safety much like the safety associated with “capital preservation.”…

Because of the recent decline in value of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust I, investment fraud lawyers are investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investments. Full-service brokerage firms who sold this particular REIT could be held responsible for investor losses. In April, investors of KBS REIT…

RMC Medstone Capital promissory note investors who suffered significant losses may have a valid securities arbitration claim, according to investment fraud lawyers. Investors of RMC Medstone Capital apparently received a Notice of Default in September 2011. The Notice of Default informed investors that their RMC Medstone Capital investment is now worthless. According to securities arbitration…