Investor Lawyers Blog
Securities fraud attorneys are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses as a result of the unsuitable recommendation of risky non-traded REITs and other products by their broker or financial advisor. Last month, another arbitration claim was filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority regarding such risky products.
According to the claim, Paul Larsen, a financial advisor, liquidated the claimants’ mutual funds, blue chip stocks and fixed income investments. Allegedly, he told his clients he was doing this to get away from the market risk of these investments. Furthermore, he represented the replacement investments as safe and claimed they would generate income and were opportunities he offered to his “best clients.” However, the products he invested his clients’ funds in were risky, unsuitable investments including:
- KBS REIT