Securities arbitration is a method of resolving disputes between investors and their brokers or brokerage firms, which is governed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA is a self-regulatory organization that oversees the securities industry and provides a forum for resolving disputes between investors and their brokers or brokerage…
The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating BrokerCheck records reports that broker Douglas Gene Schmitz (Schmitz), currently employed by Classic, LLC (Classic) has been subject to at least three customer complaints during the course of his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Schmitz’s…
Advisor Tony Barouti (Barouti), currently employed by brokerage firm Emerson Equity LLC (Emerson Equity) has been subject to at least 15 disclosures and customer complaints. According to a BrokerCheck report the customer complaints concern alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like business development companies (BDCs), non-traded real estate…
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial advisor Kevin Dziubela (Dziubela), currently employed by National Securities Corporation (National Securities) has been subject to at least three customer complaints during the course of his career. Dziubela’s customer complaints alleges that Dziubela recommended unsuitable investments in various…
The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP recently filed a complaint on behalf of a client alleging that William Fox (Fox) and The Fox Alliance, registered with New England Securities (now MML Investors Services LLC) and First Allied Securities, Inc., (First Allied) and the firms failed to supervise Fox’s recommendations…
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently representing investors who were surprised to find out that the “bonds” that were recommended by their advisors have almost completely stopped paying interest while plummeting in value. What many investors in this situation did not realize was that they were not…
The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating BrokerCheck records reports that financial advisor John Holland (Holland), currently employed by Cetera Advisor Networks LLC (Cetera Advisor) has been subject to at least three customer complaints and two employment termination for cause during the course of his career. According to records…
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Christopher McClure (McClure), currently employed by Westport Capital Markets, LLC (Westport Capital) has been subject to at least two customer complaints and a regulatory action brought by the SEC during the course of his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory…
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Gary Meier (Meier), formerly employed by Boz & Company LLC (Boz) and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. (Cambridge Investment) has been subject to at least eight customer complaints and two regulatory actions. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), most of…
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Jesse Krapf (Krapf), currently employed by Benchmark Investments, Inc. (Benchmark Investments) has been subject to at least one customer complaint and two debt related judgements or tax liens. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), most of Krapf’s customer complaints…