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Originally Posted by SallyB
This was not money lost in the market. This is a non-publicly traded alternative that was sold "as safe as a bond or mutual fund". The risk was sold as a high-risk investment as SEC has stated it is.
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I think the issue is that the implicated company (GWG) can go with reorganization under chapter 11. In fact it is almost certain. This means bond holders will lose about 35% of their principle. Whitaker was only a broker so he won’t be penalized; he only sold the bonds through established legal channels . Most of us lost some cash flow the last quarter and this first quarter, but apparently 30 or so bond holders will take a large hit. It’s a tough situation. Unfortunately, Flyer seems to be one of the few and uses the forum to attack his broker/scapegoat. Hopefully it works out a little better than expected?