The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) found that from October 2006 through October 2009, Northern Trust Securities, Inc. failed to monitor customer accounts for potentially unsuitable levels of concentration in…
read moreIn July 2009, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., an American Express subsidiary, was sanctioned by the Securities & Exchange Commission and ordered to pay over $17 million dollars for their…
read moreSometimes these things work, sometimes they don’t. The recent attempt to salvage value by way of a reverse merger of non traded REIT Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust into…
read moreOn January 27, 2006, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust (KBS REIT I) launched its initial public offering. KBS I ceased offering shares in primary offering on May 30, 2008. A…
read moreFINRA fined David Lerner Associates, the New York based brokerage firm recently in the headlines for the sale of the Apple REITs, $2.3 million. FINRA’s ruling, which can be…
read moreRex Securities Law Investigates Richard Sandru on Behalf of Victimized Investor . UPDATE April 2013- Since the post below was published in April of 2012, our investigation has expanded substantially.…
read moreWhat is a non-traded REIT?A REIT is a real estate investment trust, with certain tax advantages, that purchases and sometimes operates real estate like office buildings and shopping centers. Non-traded…
read moreFor the third day in a row, the Investment News has featured the ongoing problems with REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts. We featured both of these prior reports, one which…
read moreKBS Real Estate Investment Trust Inc.( KBS REIT I) just informed investors it is ceasing the payment of distributions to investors. This no doubt is bad news for those who…
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