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BROKER REPORT: Former Legend Securities Financial Advisor Walter Marino

The securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against stockbroker Walter Marino.  Mr. Marino is currently employed and registered with Lincoln Investment, a broker-dealer, working out of the Dix Hills, New York office, according to his publicly available BrokerCheck, as maintained by…

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New Fiduciary Rule to Protect Retirement Investments

This week, it has been reported that the Department of Labor proposed tougher laws after issuing new regulations requiring financial advisors and brokers managing 401k and retirement accounts to act in the best interest of their clients. These rules were proposed a year ago and after deliberating on it for…

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Highland Funds Energy Master Limited Partnerships Post Significant Losses

The New York securities and investment fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors in Highland Funds’ series Energy Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). Highland Funds’ four Energy MLPs have declined by approximately 23% in the year to date, per Morningstar.  These funds include: Highland Energy MLP C…

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Investor Recovery Options for United Development Funding Investors

United Development Funding (“UDF”) has come under fire in recent months – being accused of operating like a “Ponzi scheme.”  It has allegedly disclosed that since April 2014, it has been under SEC investigation. UDF operates several publicly-traded and non-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) along with other real estate…

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FINRA FOCUS: Senior Investors

FINRA’s recently released Regulatory and Examinations Priority Letter made specific mention of multiple critical areas that the regulator will be focused on for the upcoming year.  The one that we will focus on today is the Senior investor and the steps that are and should be taken to prevent elder…

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MainStay Cushing Master Limited Partnerships and Energy Equity Funds Post Significant Losses

The securities and investment fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors in MainStay Investments’ Cushing series Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and Energy Equity mutual funds.  MainStay Investments is a subsidiary of New York Life Insurance Company. Among the MainStay Cushing portfolio of funds, a number of…

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BROKER REPORT: Wells Fargo’s Gregg Lazarescu

The investment and securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints about Wells Fargo stockbroker Gregg D. Lazarescu. According to his BrokerCheck report maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Lazarescu has been the subject of at least two customer complaints…

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BROKER REPORT: John Keyser of Dawson James Customer Complaints

The securities and investment fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against Florida stockbroker John T. Keyser. Mr. Keyser is reportedly registered with Dawson James Securities, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida. Industry records indicate that Mr. Keyser has also recently been registered with…

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Customer Complaints Against Brian J. Gold of UBS in Florida

The investment and securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints regarding Florida-based UBS stockbroker Brian J. Gold. According to his BrokerCheck report maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Gold has been the subject of no less than five customer…

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