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Claimants allege that the registered representative recommended unsuitable investments that resulted in losses.
Damage Amount Requested
$40,000.00
Settlement Amount
$4,500.00
11/3/2021
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Claimants allege that the registered representative recommended unsuitable investments that resulted in losses.
Damage Amount Requested
$100,000.00
Settlement Amount
$42,450.00
2/12/2021
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Claimants allege their assets were over concentrated in unsuitable and illiquid alternative investments.
Damage Amount Requested
$100,000.00
Settlement Amount
$30,000.00
2/9/2021
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Claimant alleges her advisor recommended she invest in Business Development Corporation of America ("BDCA") while at Cetera and the BDCA was illiquid and unsuitable for her. Furthermore, she alleges she didn't receive adequate disclosures about the product. Claimant also alleges that she requested a redemption in January 2018 and that it was not executed in time causing a further decline in the value of her account.
Damage Amount Requested
$25,000.00
Settlement Amount
$5,000.00
Broker Comment
The parties settled this matter to avoid the costs associated with FINRA litigation.
2/8/2021
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Claimants allege that they were recommended unsuitable, high-commission, illiquid alternative investments including FSKR, FS Global Credit, BDCA, and Northstar.
Claimant alleges that Respondents recommended unsuitable investments, to include Oppenheimer Steelpath MLP Alpha Plus Fund and Northstar Healthcare (a non-traded REIT investment) and seeks $65,000
Damage Amount Requested
$65,000.00
Settlement Amount
$14,000.00
2/13/2019
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Failed to perform due diligence, unsuitable investment, fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, and Negligence.
Damage Amount Requested
$100,000.00
Settlement Amount
$22,500.00
8/2/2018
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
Unsuitable investments
Damage Amount Requested
$5,118.75
1/11/2018
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
Clients alleged the provisions of their variable annuities and unit investment trusts were misrepresented.
Damage Amount Requested
$138,500.00
8/3/2010
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
COMPLAINANT WERE CUSTOMERS OF FORMER REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE'S BROKER DEALER (LEGACY). COMPLAINANTS ASSERT CLAIMS FOR MISREPRESENTATION, BREACH OF FIDUCARY DUTY, PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE, AND VIOLATION OF SECURITY REGULATIONS.
Damage Amount Requested
$91,245.51
Settlement Amount
$20,000.00
Broker Comment
THIS SETTLEMENT WAS A BUSINESS DECISION. NO EVIDENCE OR PROOF SHOWED THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE DID ANYTHING WRONG, WAS AT FAULT OR VIOLATED ANY PROFESSIONAL ETHICS.
10/6/2008
Customer Dispute
Closed-No Action
Allegations
MISREPRESENTATION & FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO PLACE TRADES
Damage Amount Requested
$20,277.00
Broker Comment
DURING THE LAST YEAR [THIRD PARTY] AND I HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH [CUSTOMER] REGARDING HER ACCOUNTS. SHE WAS LOOKING AT HER ACCOUNTS DAILY ONLINE AND WAS NERVOUS ABOUT THE RETURNS. DURING JUNE TO SEPT 2008 WE OFFERED SEVERAL TIMES TO CHANGE HER ALLOCATIONS TO MORE FIXED INCOME BUT SHE REFUSED; CONCERNED THAT SHE WOULD MISS A RALLY. WE FOLLOWED HER REQUEST AND KEEP HER INVESTED IN THE MARKET.
License(s)
The broker is not currently registered with any state or SRO.
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Investment Adviser
An investment adviser is paid for providing advice about securities to clients. In addition, some investment advisers manage investment portfolios and offer financial planning services.
Disclosures
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Disclosures can be customer complaints or arbitrations, regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings and certain civil or criminal proceedings that they were a part of.