Securities Lawyers Blog
Currently financial advisor Bruce Hartzmark (Hartzmark), currently employed by brokerage firm Oppenheimer & CO. INC. has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. According to a BrokerCheck reports most of the recent customer complaints concern either corporate debt securities or alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like business development companies (BDCs), non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), oil & gas programs, annuities, and private placements. The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have represented hundreds of investors who suffered losses caused by these types of high risk, low reward products.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $500,000.00 on April 26, 2024.
Claimants allege they suffered losses in a private placement investment and allege claims for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and violations of state securities laws. From 7/2018 – 3/2024