ATEL 15 LLC – How to Recover your Financial Losses

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Are you concerned about investment losses in  ATEL 15 LLC? If so, the securities attorneys at The White Law Group may be able to help you by filing a FINRA Dispute Resolution claim against the brokerage firm that sold you the investment.

According to its prospectus, the Fund will “acquire a diversified portfolio of leased equipment, equipment financing transactions and other investments, with an emphasis on low-technology equipment leased to major corporations. The Fund will collect payments from its customers and other revenues and eventually sell the leased equipment and other portfolio investments. The Fund’s objective will be to distribute to investors the net revenues from its investments after it pays its expenses and fees.”

Unfortunately, the purchase of units in a leased equipment fund is risky venture for investors. Financial advisors may not always adequately explain these risks as they can earn high commissions on these products. In this particular case, the sales commissions were 9% for the broker or financial advisor.

Sell your Leasing Equipment Investment?

Another problem with alternative investments such as ATEL 15 LLC, is that they are highly illiquid. As the prospectus states, “No market exists for the Units or is expected to develop, the Fund’s Operating Agreement includes significant restrictions on the transferability of Units, and an investor may be unable to sell his Units or able to sell the Units only at a significant discount.”

Shares of ATEL 15 LLC have recently been listed for sale on Central Trade and Transfer, a secondary market for private placements, for just $1.15/share. This  appears to indicate significant losses for investors since the original offering price was $10.00/share.

Brokerage firms have a responsibility to due diligence on any investment they recommend. They must ensure that all recommendations are suitable for the investor. Recommendations should be in line with the investor’s age, risk tolerance, net worth, and investment experience.

Broker dealers that fail to adequately disclose risks or make unsuitable investment recommendations can be held liable for investment losses.

If you suffered investment losses in ATEL 15 LLC or another ATEL offering, the securities attorneys at The White Law Group may be able to help you through FINRA arbitration. Please call The White Law Group at 1-888-637-5510 for a free consultation.

The White Law Group, LLC is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration, investor protection, and securities regulation/compliance law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois .

To learn more about the firm, please visit www.WhiteSecuritiesLaw.com.

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