As a securities attorney who represents investors in claims against brokerage firms, I have noticed a recent trend that is troubling — a recent push by brokerage firms to cover up the misdeeds of their brokers…

When Pat Conway invested the majority of his life’s savings a few years ago in two non-traded real estate investments, he thought he had secured his retirement once and for all. Behringer Harvard Short-Term Opportunity Fund and Behringer Harvard REIT I yielded 3% and 7%, respectively. Moreover, his broker vowed that double-digit capital appreciation would surely follow…

Earlier this month, Illinois became the second state ever to be the target of a cease and desist order from the US Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud related to its state-backed securities…

A Phoenix-based company is tangled in a Massachusetts securities investigation in which regulators slapped a large brokerage with a lawsuit last week, claiming dishonest and unethical business practices in dealing with real estate investment trusts…

Cornerstone Real Estate Investment Funds sold through Pacific Cornerstone Capital Inc. have joined other REITs in experiencing a drastic drop in value in recent months. The White Law Firm in Chicago is investigating the broker-dealers who sold the Cornerstone shares…

Advisors with clients who want to move money into real estate investments known as tenant-in-common offerings under section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code need to be wary…