Wall Street Journal
A recent Congressional hearing highlighted the continuing debate about the fairness of requiring investors to take disputes with brokers to arbitration rather than to the courts. Some in Congress want to change the rules. But in the meantime, brokerage customers who feel they have been wronged also have another option: mediation. Mediation can be quicker […]
The Tribune
A second arbitration claim was filed this week on behalf of 14 households that collectively lost nearly $10 million in an equity investment they allege they were directed to by Jeffrey Forrest and Wealth- Wise LLC in San Luis Obispo. They are among dozens of local investors who were clients of Forrest and who lost […]
KSBY 6 Action News
Central Coast investors who lost thousands of dollars want their money back. Here are the Facts First: A nationwide broker dealer called “Associated Securities” is being sued by 30 San Luis Obispo investors who lost money in a hedge fund. Investors say they were assured by an advisor their money was safe. The minimum amount they could invest […]
San Luis Obispo Tribune
An arbitration claim filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on behalf of seven households provides an inside look at the losses suffered by some of the San Luis Obispo County residents who were invested in the APEX Equity Options Fund. Collectively, the households invested more than $5 million in the fund. One retired couple […]
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Dozens of local investors – clients of Jeffrey Forrest of WealthWise LLC in San Luis Obispo-have lost millions of dollars in a equity fund valued at more than $46 million that was wiped out in August, according to legal documents filed in recent weeks. The clients-among them a quadriplegic man, a retired nurse, a stay-at-home […]