This month, Malecki Law attorneys were awarded full net out-of-pocket damages of $142,168.00 by a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration Panel. There has been a series of media reports on this, initially appearing in the InvestmentNews and followed by the Financial Times site Financial AdvisorIQ, and other websites. The…
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Preferred Apartment Communities Inc.’s Nontraded Preferred Shares May Carry Risks for Investors
According to a recent InvestmentNews article, Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. began selling an investment known as a Nontraded Preferred Share after 2011. The article detailed that the investment is redeemable back to Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. after five years, and if the investor needs to redeem it before five years,…
BROKER REPORT: Joseph Amalfitano of Raymond James
The investment fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints regarding Raymond James Financial Services broker Joseph Amalfitano of Malvern, PA. According to his BrokerCheck report maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Amalfitano moved to Raymond James after stints at Citigroup…
BROKER REPORT: Former Pruco Securities Financial Advisor Winston Wade Turner Barred from Associating with any FINRA Member
The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against former stockbroker Winston Wade Turner. Mr. Turner had been employed and registered with Pruco Securities, LLC, a broker-dealer, from July 2013 to August 2015, according to his publicly available BrokerCheck, as maintained by…
Product Spotlight: AR GLOBAL REITs
Malecki Law’s team of investment attorneys are interested in speaking with those who invested in AR Global REITs. Industry analysts and consultants believe that investors in a number of AR Global-sponsored real estate investment trusts (REITs) are in danger of having their distributions cut, per InvestmentNews. Specifically, investors in American…
BROKER REPORT: Financial Advisor Geri Delfino
The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against stockbroker Geri Delfino. Ms. Delfino had been employed and registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., a broker-dealer, from October 2009 to November 2015, according to her publicly available BrokerCheck, as maintained by the…
BROKER REPORT: Sterne Agee’s Chad Karl
Malecki Law’s team of investment attorneys are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints regarding Wisconsin-based Sterne Agee Financial Advisor Chad Karl. According to his BrokerCheck report maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Karl is currently the subject of a pending customer dispute. The allegations include…
Malecki Law Obtains Full Net Out-Of-Pocket Damages for Senior-Aged Client in FINRA Arbitration
We are pleased to announce that after a six-day long arbitration, our client was awarded his full net out-of-pocket damages of $142,168.00 by a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration Panel. The story was recently reported by InvestmentNews. The arbitration panel also assessed all forum fees in the amount of $14,400…
BROKER REPORT: Financial Advisor Catherine A. Sheridan Named in Arbitration Proceedings
The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against stockbroker Catherine A. Sheridan. Since April 2015, Ms. Sheridan has been employed and registered with Race Rock Capital, LLC, a broker-dealer, working out of the Boston, Massachusetts office, according to her publicly available…
BROKER REPORT: Wells Fargo’s Robert Ross
The investment and securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints regarding Wells Fargo financial advisor Robert Ross. According to his BrokerCheck report maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Ross recently moved to Wells Fargo after spending 30 years at…