Can a Brokerage Firm Be Liable for an Advisor’s Outside Promissory Notes?
By Jeffrey Sonn|2026-08-21T16:16:55-04:00August 21st, 2026|Categories: FINRA Arbitration, Investor Alerts|Tags: brokerage firm liability, brokerage firm negligence, failure to supervise, financial advisor misconduct, FINRA arbitration, FINRA Rule 3270, FINRA Rule 3280, outside promissory notes, private securities transactions, promissory note default, promissory note investment losses, Promissory Notes, Selling Away|
Investors often purchase promissory notes because they trust the financial [...]
Aurora Securities DST Complaints: What Investors Should Review About Due Diligence and Supervision
By Jeffrey Sonn|2026-08-21T15:43:28-04:00August 21st, 2026|Categories: FINRA Arbitration, Investor Alerts|Tags: Aurora Securities CRD 46147, Aurora Securities DST complaints, Aurora Securities DST losses, Aurora Securities FINRA arbitration, Aurora Securities investor claims, Delaware Statutory Trust complaints, Delaware Statutory Trust losses, DST investment attorney, DST investment losses|
Investors who purchased Delaware Statutory Trust investments through Aurora Securities [...]
EcoVest Conservation Easement Losses: Claims Against Strategic Financial Alliance and Green Vista Capital—and provide a document checklist.
By Jeffrey Sonn|2026-08-21T15:22:56-04:00August 21st, 2026|Categories: FINRA Enforcement Actions, Investor Alerts|Tags: Andrew Miles BrokerCheck, Andrew William Miles, CRD 5986774, EcoVest conservation easement attorney, EcoVest conservation easement losses, EcoVest FINRA arbitration, EcoVest investor claims, Green Vista Capital complaints, Strategic Financial Alliance claims|
Investors who purchased EcoVest syndicated conservation easement investments may have [...]
FINRA Panel Awards $509,000 Over Syndicated Conservation Easement Sales (with a Damages Theory Investors Should Know About) GalleryFINRA Panel Awards $509,000 Over Syndicated Conservation Easement Sales (with a Damages Theory Investors Should Know About)
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FINRA Panel Awards $509,000 Over Syndicated Conservation Easement Sales (with a Damages Theory Investors Should Know About)
By Jeffrey Sonn|2026-08-20T14:57:45-04:00August 20th, 2026|Categories: FINRA Arbitration, FINRA Arbitration Attorney, FINRA Enforcement & Regulation Best Interest, FINRA Enforcement Actions|Tags: abusive tax shelter, Atlanta broker-dealer, broker misconduct, conservation easement investment losses, contingency fee attorney, due diligence failure, failure to supervise, FINRA arbitration award, FINRA Dispute Resolution Services, illiquid REITs, investment loss recovery, IRS tax shelter, Jeffrey Sonn, land easement FINRA, market adjusted damages, Miami securities lawyer, nationwide investor representation, non-traded REIT losses, private placements, Regulation D offerings, Rule 12206, securities arbitration attorney, six year eligibility rule, Sonn Law Group, Strategic Financial Alliance, syndicated conservation easements, tax penalties and interest, unsuitable recommendations, well managed portfolio damages, whole life insurance sales practices|
A three-person FINRA Dispute Resolution Services panel has awarded $509,000 [...]
Morgan Stanley Broker Matthew Gimmelli (CRD# 2740441) Faces $1.035 Million Customer Complaint
By Jeffrey Sonn|2026-08-20T11:15:28-04:00August 20th, 2026|Categories: FINRA Arbitration Attorney, FINRA Enforcement Actions|Tags: Arizona securities attorney, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, broker misconduct, Chartered Financial Analyst, Citigroup Global Markets, contingency fee attorney, CRD 2740441, customer complaint, Discretionary Account, excessive fees, failure to supervise, FINRA arbitration, FINRA BrokerCheck, Fortis Investors, investment loss recovery, investment losses, investor complaint, Managing Director, Matt Gimmelli, Matthew Alfenso Gimmelli, Matthew Gimmelli, misrepresentation of fees, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, nationwide investor representation, portfolio management, Reg BI violation, Regulation Best Interest, retail investor protection, Scottsdale Arizona, securities arbitration lawyer, Securities Fraud, Senior Portfolio Management Director, Sonn Law Group, stockbroker fraud, UBS financial services, undisclosed fees, unsuitable investments, Vanguard Marketing Corporation, Viewpoint Wealth Management Group|
Sonn Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors [...]
FINRA Orders Securities America to Pay $2 Million Over Mutual Fund Supervision Failures
By Jeffrey Sonn|2026-08-20T09:07:49-04:00August 20th, 2026|Categories: FINRA Arbitration Attorney, FINRA Enforcement & Investor Protection|Tags: broker misconduct, Class A mutual funds, failure to supervise, FINRA arbitration, FINRA restitution, investment loss recovery, mutual fund investment losses, mutual fund sales charges, mutual fund switching, Osaic Wealth, Regulation Best Interest, Securities America, securities arbitration, unsuitable investments|
FINRA ordered Securities America, now part of Osaic Wealth, to [...]
FINRA Orders Centaurus Financial to Pay Over $634,000 in Restitution in Variable Annuity Case
By Jeffrey Sonn|2026-08-20T08:17:21-04:00August 20th, 2026|Categories: FINRA Arbitration Attorney|Tags: annuity investment losses, annuity surrender charges, broker misconduct, Centaurus Financial, Centaurus investor claims, failure to supervise, financial advisor complaints, FINRA arbitration, FINRA arbitration attorney, FINRA restitution, investment loss recovery, Patrick Carroll, Patrick Michael Carroll, Regulation Best Interest, retirement investment losses, securities arbitration, unsuitable investments, variable annuities, variable annuity exchanges|
FINRA ordered Centaurus Financial, Inc. to pay $634,488.56 in customer [...]
FINRA Alleges Widespread Churning at Spartan Capital Securities: What Investors Should Know
By Jeffrey Sonn|2026-08-19T10:23:48-04:00August 19th, 2026|Categories: FINRA Arbitration, FINRA Arbitration Attorney|Tags: broker misconduct, churning, excessive trading, failure to supervise, FINRA arbitration, investment loss recovery, margin trading, Regulation Best Interest, Securities Fraud, senior investor losses, Spartan Capital FINRA complaint, Spartan Capital investor losses, Spartan Capital Securities|
FINRA’s complaint alleges that excessive trading in 114 customer accounts [...]
After the NFL: Why Former Players Face Unique Investment Risks and What They Can Do After a Financial Loss
By Jeffrey Sonn|2026-08-17T08:21:38-04:00August 17th, 2026|Categories: Celebrity Cases, FINRA Arbitration, Investor Alerts, Investor Resources|Tags: athlete investment loss recovery, FINRA arbitration for athletes, former athlete financial fraud, NFL investment fraud attorney, professional athlete investment attorney|
Financial success during an NFL career does not guarantee financial [...]
























