According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Wesley Clinton (Clinton), currently employed by Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. (Network 1 Financial) has been subject to eight customer complaints during his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the complaints against Clinton concern allegations of unsuitable investments…
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Cetera Broker Travis Hughes Subject to A Dozen Customer Complaints
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Travis Hughes (Hughes), currently employed by Cetera Advisors LLC (Cetera) has been subject to twelve customer complaints and one employment termination for cause during his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the many of the customer complaints against…
Advisor Michael Heath Subject to Regulator Complaint and Employment Terminations
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Michael Heath (Heath), currently employed by Infinity Financial Services (Infinity Financial) has been subject to one regulatory action, two employment terminations for cause, and one civil lien during his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the regulatory action…
Advisor Samuel Monchik Subject to Complaints Over Alternative Investments
Advisor Samuel Monchik (Monchik), currently employed by Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. (Geneos Wealth) has been subject to at least two customer complaints. According to a BrokerCheck report many of the customer complaints concern alternative investments and direct participation products (DPPs) such as non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), oil &…
Advisor Kari Bracy Accused of Selling Future Income Payments Investment Fraud
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Kari Bracy (Bracy), currently employed by NYLife Securities LLC (NYLife Securities) has been subject to one customer complaint during his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the complaint against Bracy concerns allegations of unsuitable investments in Future Income…
Charla Kabana Barred From the Securities Industry Over Variable Annuity Sales Practices
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Charla Kabana (Kabana), formerly employed by SagePoint Financial, Inc. (SagePoint) has been subject to one regulatory action, one one employment termination for cause, and multiple financial disclosures during her career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the regulatory action…
Cetera Advisor Donna Hines Subject to Complaints Over REITs and Alternative Investments
Advisor Donna Hines (Hines), currently employed by Cetera Advisors LLC (Cetera) has been subject to at least four customer complaints. According to a BrokerCheck report the customer complaints concern alternative investments and direct participation products (DPPs) such as non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), oil & gas programs, annuities, and…
Westminster Financial Broker Peter Bittermann Subject to Regulatory Complaint
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Peter Bittermann (Bittermann), currently employed by Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. (Westminster Financial) has been subject to three customer complaints, one employment termination for cause, and one regulatory action. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), most of Bittermann’s customer complaints…
Former Cetera Advisors Broker Scott Kozak Accused of Selling Unapproved Securities
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) former advisor Scott Kozak (Kozak), formerly associated with Cetera Advisors LLC (Cetera) in Highlands Ranch, Colorado has been accused by his former firm and barred by FINRA over unapproved securities. In addition, Kozak has four customer complaints on…
Investor Recovery – Advisor Sean Kelly Accused of Stealing More than $1 Million From Clients
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor Sean Kelly (Kelly), in October 2018, was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of stealing more than $1 million from his clients. According to the SEC, Sean Kelly used his companies, Lion’s Share Financial of…