{"id":7741,"date":"2019-02-05T14:42:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T19:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=7741"},"modified":"2019-02-05T14:42:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T19:42:06","slug":"silver-law-group-files-finra-arbitration-claim-against-arete-wealth-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/silver-law-group-files-finra-arbitration-claim-against-arete-wealth-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Law Group Files FINRA Arbitration Claim Against Arete Wealth Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Silver Law Group filed a claim against Arete Wealth Management, LLC alleging Arete\u2019s broker recommended numerous unsuitable non-traded REITs and leveraged ETNs and ETFs to our elderly client.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4847 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-300x224\" width=\"249\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-1000x747.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-161x120.jpg 161w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/>According to the FINRA arbitration complaint, the elderly Claimant entrusted the entirety of her retirement portfolio to Arete Wealth Management and its broker. The broker proceeded to recommend the senior Claimant invest approximately half a million dollars in various illiquid, non-traded REITs. Among other non-traded REITs, the Arete Wealth Management broker recommended the Claimant invest in American Finance Trust, Hospitality Investors Trust, benefit Partners Realty Trust, and FS Energy and Power Fund, according to the FINRA arbitration complaint.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Arete Wealth Management\u2019s unsuitable recommendations to invest in non-traded REITs, the Arete Wealth Management broker also invested the elderly Claimant\u2019s brokerage account in risky investments such as leveraged ETFs and ETNs, according to the securities arbitration claim. These leveraged ETFs and ETNs are typically meant to be held for no more than one day. The FINRA arbitration complaint alleges the Arete Wealth Management broker held them for far longer than one day \u2013 in some cases months. Claimant, according to the securities arbitration claim, lost a significant amount of money in her Arete Wealth Management brokerage accounts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/silver-law-group-files-finra-arbitration-claim-against-arete-wealth-management\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Silver Law Group Files FINRA Arbitration Claim Against Arete Wealth Management\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silver Law Group filed a claim against Arete Wealth Management, LLC alleging Arete\u2019s broker recommended numerous unsuitable non-traded REITs and leveraged ETNs and ETFs to our elderly client. According to the FINRA arbitration complaint, the elderly Claimant entrusted the entirety of her retirement portfolio to Arete Wealth Management and its broker. 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