According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor Noel Carino (Carino), formerly associated with General Securities Corp., in November 2018, was sanctioned and barred from the securities industry by FINRA over accusations of potentially selling unapproved products. In November 2018 FINRA alleged that Carino consented…
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Advisor David Phillips Accused of Selling Future Income Payments Investment Fraud
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…
IFS Securities Advisor Thomas Williams Subject to Churning Claims
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Thomas Williams (Williams) has been subject to five customer complaints and one termination for cause during his career. Williams is currently employed by IFS Securities. Several of the the customer complaints against Williams concern allegations of high…
David Lerner Broker Scott Mass Subject to Suitability Complaints
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Scott Mass (Mass), currently employed by David Lerner Associates, Inc. (David Lerner) has been subject to five customer complaints. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), most of Mass’ customer complaints allege that Mass made unsuitable recommendations in a variety…
Garden State Securities Advisor Christhian Palacios Subject to Churning Claims
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Christhian Palacios (Palacios) has been subject to two customer complaints and four tax liens during the course of his career. Palacios is currently employed by Garden State Securities, Inc. (Garden State Securities). One of the customer complaints…
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…
Kovack Securities Advisor Barbara Ralston Subject to Investor Complaints
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Barbara Ralston (Ralston), currently employed by Kovack Securities Inc. (Kovack Securities) has been subject to at least eight customer complaints and one bankruptcy discharge during her career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the complaints against Ralston concern allegations…
Centaurus Financial Broker Ricky Mantei Subject to Complaints Over Unsuitable Investments
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Ricky Mantei (Mantei), currently employed by Centaurus Financial, Inc. (Centaurus Financial) has been subject to eight customer complaints. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), most of Mantei’s customer complaints allege that Mantei made unsuitable recommendations in certain corporate debt…
NYLife Broker Ronald Walker Subject to Complaints Over Annuity Practices
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Ronald Walker (Walker), currently employed by NYLife Securities LLC (NYLife) has been subject to five customer complaints during his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), many of the customer complaints against Walker concern allegations over variable annuity sales…
Advisor Steven Reznik Subject to Numerous Suitability Complaints
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Steven Reznik (Reznik), formerly employed by Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (Raymond James) has been subject to twelve customer complaints during his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the complaints against Reznik concern allegations of unsuitable investments and…