Soreide Law Group is investigating potential investor claims involving financial advisors and securities brokers who recommended CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, formerly known as Cole Credit Property Trust IV. CMFT was sold as a non-traded REIT, but a 2026 restructuring ended its REIT status and substantially altered investors’ ownership, income, tax, and liquidity expectations. Investors […]

Soreide Law Group is investigating potential investor claims involving brokers and financial advisors who recommended EcoVest Capital syndicated conservation easement investments. These private placements were designed to acquire land, donate development restrictions, and allocate charitable tax deductions to investors. Investors should know about federal allegations concerning inflated appraisals, IRS challenges, penalties, illiquidity, commissions, and potential […]

Soreide Law Group is investigating potential investor claims involving brokers and financial advisors who recommended Procaccianti Hotel REIT Inc. This non-traded real estate investment trust owns a small hotel portfolio and was offered as a long-term, illiquid investment without a public trading market or guaranteed liquidity event. Recent valuation declines, continuing adviser fees, operating losses, […]

Soreide Law Group is investigating potential investor claims involving Harlan Mountain Investments LLC and possible sales practice violations by the securities brokers and financial advisors who recommended it. Harlan Mountain Investments was an unregistered, real estate-related private placement offering that sought approximately $11.7 million from investors. Public information raises concerns regarding the offering’s substantial commissions, […]

FINRA arbitration vs FINRA complaint: one reports broker misconduct to the regulator, the other is how investors seek recovery of investment losses.

What investors should know about leveraged tax-loss harvesting, short positions, fees, and suitability. Tax-aware long-short investing can be presented as a sophisticated way to generate capital losses and reduce current taxes. But it is not merely a tax-planning overlay. It is an active, leveraged investment strategy that can produce substantial economic losses, high carrying costs, […]

Investors may have suffered financial harm by securities broker David Andrew Kangas [CRD: 6591398, Richmond, Virginia], given the public information found on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Kangas has worked for WealthForge Securities LLC since November 1, 2019. Keep reading to find out more about Kangas’s disclosures. WealthForge Investor Accused Kangas Of Breach Of […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority initiated a complaint against securities broker Keith Charles Moore [CRD: 5191450, Irvine, California], based on public information on BrokerCheck. Moore worked for Sutter Securities Clearing LLC from August 24, 2017, to February 16, 2024, and Sutter Securities Incorporated from April 17, 2019, to February 16, 2024. Continue reading to learn more […]

JOHN REED MICKELSON (JOHN R MICKELSON) has been registered as a broker with WEALTH ENHANCEMENT BROKERAGE SERVICES, LLC and as an investment advisor with WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC both of Logan, Utah, since 1/5/2026. Mickelson was previously registered as an investment advisor with STRATEGIC ADVOCATES, LLC of Logan, Utah from 09/19/2022 - 01/02/2026. According […]