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Lawsuit Filed Against Ameritas Investment Corp

author by Lars Kristian Soreide on Sep. 19, 2016

Business Securities Business  Banking & Finance 

Summary: Lawsuit Filed Against Ameritas Investment Corp alleging that advisor Thomas Carreras mishandled investor funds.

Soreide Law Group has filed a filed a statement of claim versus Ameritas Investment Corp alleging that Ameritas and its financial advisor Thomas Carreras engaged in speculative inverse and leveraged ETF trading strategies on behalf of its investors which included investors of retirement age. Respondent and Mr. Carreras failed to advise its clients that holding inverse and leveraged ETFs longer than a single trading day violated FINRA guidelines for investing in these vehicles. Respondent’s high risk investment strategy caused substantial losses to Claimant’s savings during a time when the global markets have enjoyed substantial returns.  Soreide Law brings claims before FINRA nationwide and operates on a contingency fee basis.
 
If you have suffered losses with Mr. Carreras and Ameritas please contact us at http://www.securitieslawyer.com or call 1-888-760-6552

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