The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. continues to investigate various brokerages who oversold Non-Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Non-Traded REITs”) to retail customers. In recent months, the number of non-traded REITs reporting low trading prices and reduced or ceased dividends has increased, threatening not just the income that investors were hoping for but jeopardizing their capital […]

Mark Just (CRD#: 1138738) has been a registered broker with Triad Investors, LLC since 2004; he is also an investment adviser with The Just Company since 1991. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), on August 26, 2020, a customer dispute was filed against Mark Just for unsuitable alternative […]

Gopi Vungarala (CRD # 4856193) was a Financial Advisor at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments in Midland, MI from 2007 to 2017. Gopi Vungarala worked for American General Securities Incorporated from 2004 to 2017. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), on February 4, 2016, Gopi Vungarala was barred by […]

Kevin Fretz (CRD # 4128808) was a Financial Advisor at LPL Financial LLC in South Windsor, CT. Kevin Fretz has been in the securities industry since 2000 and previously worked at Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc., Webster Investment Services, Inc., Phoenix Equity Planning Corporation, American Express Financial Advisors Inc., and IDS Life Insurance Company. According […]

Cynthia Cowden (CRD # 2054676) was last registered at NPB Financial Group, LLC, in Lake Isabella, CA. Cynthia Cowden was in the securities industry from 1990 to 2020. Cynthia Cowden’s employment history includes Tricor Financial Group, LLC, Next Financial Group, Inc., and Advantage Capital Corporation. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry […]

Tatyana Bunich (CRD# 2288860) is a Financial Advisor at Independent Financial Group in Columbia, MD. Tatyana Bunich has been in the securities industry since 1992 and previously worked at 14 different brokerage firms including CL Wealth Management LLC, Cabot Lodge Securities LLC, and FINRA expelled Allied Beacon Partners, Inc. According to publicly available records released […]

Over the last two years, the Wolper Law Firm, P.A. has received calls from dozens of clients, who purchased shares of non-traded real estate investment trusts (“Non-Traded REITs”) and non-traded business development companies (“BDCs”). Most of these clients purchased the Non-Traded REITs and BDCs between 2013-2016 with assurances made by Financial Advisors that they would […]

Gary Barth (CRD # 2466996) is a Financial Advisor at Ameritas Investment Company, LLC in Kearney, NE. Gary Barth has been in the securities industry since 1994. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Gary Barth has been the subject of four (4) customer complaints, alleging sales practice misconduct: […]

Non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) are not typically suitable for the majority of investors. When your stockbroker recommends that you invest in a non-traded REIT, unless you were warned of the high risk and actual value of the security in question, you may endure considerable losses.  Continue reading to learn more about what non-traded […]

Mercer Hicks III (CRD # 245170) is a Financial Advisor at Southeast Investments in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Mercer Hicks III has been in the securities industry since 1972 and previously worked at Capital Investment Group and Cantella & Co. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), on July 1, […]