According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor David Phillips (Phillips), formerly employed by Moloney Securities Co., Inc. (Moloney Securities) has been subject to one customer complaint and one tax lien during his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the complaint against Phillips concerns allegations of…
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Thurston Spinger Advisor Paul Muran Subject to Customer Complaints
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Paul Muran (Muran), currently employed by Thurston Spinger Financial (Thurston Spinger) has been subject to four customer complaints during his career. In addition, Muran has been twice terminated for cause. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the complaints against…
Advisor Jon Pariser Terminated Over Securities Rule Violation
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) former advisor Jon Pariser (Pariser), formerly associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) in Pacific Grove, California was sanctioned by FINRA resulting in a bar from the industry. In October 2018 Pariser consented to the FINRA sanction…
Advisor David Barber Barred Over Unauthorized Trading
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor David Barber (Barber), formerly employed by Madison Avenue Securities, LLC (Madison Avenue) has been subject to five customer complaints, two regulatory actions, and one employment termination for cause. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), most of a Barber customer…
Merrill Lynch Advisor Charles Kenahan Subject to Multiple Complaints Over Unsuitable Investments
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Charles Kenahan (Kenahan), currently employed by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merrill Lynch) has been subject to four customer complaints. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), most of a Kenahan’s customer complaints allege that Kenahan made unsuitable…
Advisor John Krohn Sanctioned Over $7.9 Million in Sales for Private Deals
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor John Krohn (Krohn), formerly associated with Principal Securities, Inc. (Principal Securities) in West Des Moines, Iowa was suspended and sanctioned concerning allegations that Krohn engaged in private securities transactions. FINRA alleged that between April 2014 and January…
David Manor Subject to Multiple Complaints Alleging Unsuitable Investments
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating previously registered broker David Manor (Manor). According to BrokerCheck Records kept by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Manor has been subject to two customer disputes concerning unsuitable investment recommendations and false representations of investments. One of these disputes is…
Edward Mirabella Subject to Multiple Customer Complaints for Unsuitable Unauthorized Transactions
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating previously registered broker Edward Mirabella (Mirabella). According to BrokerCheck records kept by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Mirabella has been subject to 5 customer disputes, 2 of which are still pending. Mirabella has also been subject to two tax…
Stephen Dellelo Subject to Pending Customer Complaint Alleging $900,000 in Damages
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating NEXT Financial Group, Inc. (Next Financial) broker Stephen Dellelo (Dellelo). According to BrokerCheck records, Dellelo is subject to one pending customer complaint concerning unsuitable placements in illiquid investments. In November 2017, a customer alleged that from 2007 to…
Alvery Bartlett Subject to Multiple Customer Complaints Over Alternative Investments
Current Arete Wealth Management, LLC (Arete Wealth) broker Alvery Bartlett (Bartlett) has been subject to three customer complaints. According to a BrokerCheck report many of the complaints concern alternative investments, private placements, and direct participation products (DPPs) such as non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and oil and gas programs. …