Securities fraud attorneys say LPL Financial LLC is facing another complaint regarding its sale of REITs to unsophisticated investors. The complaint was filed by the State of Montana Auditor’s Department and was reported in The New York Times and Investment News. LPL Financial faced the Montana Auditor’s Department last year…
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UPS Employees Could Recover Investment Losses
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of employees of the United Parcel Service, better known as UPS, some of whom allegedly suffered significant losses as a result of the recommendation of financial advisers to maintain a leveraged, concentrated position in UPS stock. Through UPS’s Managers Incentive Program,…
Customers of Merrill Lynch, Phil Scott Group Could Recover Losses
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of customers of the Phil Scott Group and Merrill Lynch regarding the unsuitable recommendation of investments. Walter Schlaepfer, also known as Phil Scott, and the Phil Scott Group reportedly worked out of the Merrill Lynch branch office in Bellevue, Washington. At…
TNP Non-traded REIT Loss Recovery
Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of TNP Strategic Retail Trust Inc. investors. TNP Strategic Retail Trust is a non-traded REIT, or real estate investment trust, which has filed a Securities and Exchange Commission Form 8-K March 19, 2013 that announced its dividend payments are suspended. No…
Firm May Be Liable for Actions of Tracy Morgan Spaeth
Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of customers of Tracy Morgan Spaeth in relation to his sales of ProfitStars Int’l Corp. Spaeth, a former broker with BrokersXpress LLC, entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Wavier and Consent regarding his ProfitStars sales. According to the Financial Industry Regulatory…
Dividend Capital REIT Investors Could Recover Losses
Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in the non-traded Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust Inc. Potential claims related to the Dividend Capital REIT include unsuitable recommendations, misrepresentation and overconcentration of investment funds. Dividend Capital REIT invests in diverse real estate-related securities…
Credit Suisse Yield Enhancement Strategy Recommendation Under Investigation
Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC customers who received recommendations to invest a significant portion of their funds in the Yield Enhancement Strategy and suffered significant losses as a result. The Yield Enhancement Strategy, or YES, is a high-fee proprietary strategy…
Hines REIT Investors Could Recover Losses
Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in the non-traded Hines REIT. Potential claims related to the Hines REIT include unsuitable recommendations, misrepresentation and overconcentration of investment funds. The Hines REIT was launched in 2004; as of September 20, 2012, it comprised…
CommonWealth REIT Announcement More Bad News for Investors
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in CommonWealth REIT. CommonWealth REIT recently announced that it would commence a public offering intended to pay down as much as $450 million in senior notes. The public offering would be for 27 million shares…
Recovery of Grubb & Ellis REIT Losses Possible
Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of their investment in Grubb & Ellis REITs. For the period ending March 21, 2011, Grubb & Ellis Company reported an $18.3 million net loss. The company included charges of $2.3 million…