Securities Lawyers Blog
Currently financial advisor Michael Risko (Risko), currently employed by brokerage firm Osaic Institutions, INC. has been subject to at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints. 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 settled customer complaint with a damage request of $45,420.00 on January 13, 2024.
A paperwork and processing error negated the redemption of a non-traded REIT due to death for Q4-2022. Share redemptions were suspended for Q1-2023 in advance of going public