Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating potential claims on behalf of the investors of Western Financial Planning Corp., based in San Diego. Reportedly, Western Financial Planning has been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of running a real estate investment scam. The alleged scam raised around $50 million from hundreds of investors around the…
Continue reading ›Articles Posted in investment fraud lawyers
Securities fraud attorneys have been investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered Dividend Capital Trust investment losses, but what exactly went wrong? According to investment fraud lawyers, while most REITs experience value changes every day because they are traded on stock exchanges, “non-traded,” “private,” or “unlisted” REITs were not traded on exchanges with regulations.…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who were improperly sold various non-traded REIT investments and suffered significant losses as a result. Reportedly, Cole Credit Property Trust II is currently in the process of executing its “exit event.” In this event, a non-traded Real Estate Investment Trust either performs an initial…
Continue reading ›Securities arbitration lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in eight of the biggest non-traded REITs, including Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. According to a recent analysis, over the last seven years, eight of the biggest REITs have lost 37 percent of…
Continue reading ›Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who have suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc. Reportedly, a recent announcement from CNL Lifestyle Properties stated that its per share value estimate has dropped from its original share price of $10 to $7.31. This decline…
Continue reading ›Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in Behringer Harvard Strategic Opportunity Fund I. Reportedly, this investment is in serious trouble, with its assets being far outweighed by its liabilities. Behringer Harvard Strategic Opportunity Fund I was initially offered in 2005…
Continue reading ›Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of individuals who invested with Lewis J. Hunter, a former broker in Michigan. A cease-and-desist and administrative proceedings order was recently instituted by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Hunter, who allegedly misappropriated money from his brokerage customers and, in turn, used the funds to pay…
Continue reading ›For quite some time now, securities fraud attorneys have been investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investments in Retail Properties of America REIT, formerly known as Inland Western. Reportedly, the chief executive of Inland Real Estate Group of Cos. Inc., Daniel Goodwin, recently expressed criticism about…
Continue reading ›Following settlements with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), stock fraud lawyers say Charles Schwab and Fidelity investors could recover losses through securities arbitration. Fidelity reportedly has agreed to pay a $375,000 fine in a settlement with FINRA over allegations that the firm committed sales violations from December 2006 through December 2008 involving the Fidelity…
Continue reading ›Since the writing of the previous blog post “Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Non-traded REIT Investors Could Recover Losses,” investment fraud lawyers have received communication from investors related to their concerns about the value of their shares. Reportedly, the quarterly dividend rate of these shares is 5.23 percent and the new price of each share…
Continue reading ›




