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Our primary blog addresses a wide spectrum of investor-related issues; this section focuses specifically on investment losses tied to brokers, advisors, and financial firms.

Brian Rando, Formerly of Next Financial Group, Barred by FINRA After Refusing to Provide Information

By |February 16th, 2021|Tags: , |

Rando was being investigated by FINRA for possible engagement in [...]

Matthew Garrett, Formerly of MML Distributors, Barred by FINRA Following Failure to Respond to Request for Information

By |February 16th, 2021|Tags: , |

Garrett also has a pending criminal charge for embezzlement.  Matthew [...]

Daniel Levine, Formerly of Morgan Stanley, Barred by FINRA After Failing to Provide Requested Information

By |February 16th, 2021|Tags: , |

Levine was also barred by the SEC from associating with [...]

Miguel Rivera Jr., Formerly of Westpark Capital, Accused of Recommending Unsuitable Investments

By |February 16th, 2021|Tags: , |

Rivera allegedly recommended unsuitable investments to an elderly couple which [...]

Sumitro Pal, Formerly of Morgan Stanley, Facing Pending Customer Dispute Seeking $1.5 Million in Damages

By |February 16th, 2021|Tags: , |

Pal has multiple pending customer complaints alleging a variety of [...]

Galen Kopman, Formerly of Centaurus Financial, Facing Pending Customer Dispute Alleging He Recommended Unsuitable Investments

By |February 4th, 2021|Tags: , |

Kopman was previously named in a customer dispute citing similar [...]

Joe Franklin, Formerly of LPL Financial, Facing Pending Customer Dispute Seeking Over $150K in Damages

By |February 4th, 2021|Tags: , |

The claimant alleges that the investments recommended by Franklin were [...]

Christopher Lawrence Phillips, Broker with RBC Capital, Facing Pending Customer Dispute Seeking Over $350K in Damages

By |February 4th, 2021|Tags: , |

The customer accused Phillips of failure to diversify an account [...]

Ryan Tarjanyi, Formerly of Trustmont Financial Group, Named in FINRA Investigation Alleging Various Forms of Misconduct

By |February 4th, 2021|Tags: , |

FINRA alleged that Tarjanyi falsified documents and forged customer signatures. [...]

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