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Advisor Brian Murphy Sanctioned By FINRA Over Outside Business Activities

According to BrokerCheck records Brian Murphy (Murphy) has been sanctioned and barred by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) over allegations that the broker failed to respond to the regulator’s requests for information.  In July 2016, Murphy was terminated by his firm Signator Investors, Inc. (Signator) on allegations that Murphy…

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FINRA Bars Advisor Michael DeBoer Over Private Securities Transactions

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor Michael DeBoer (DeBoer), in May 2016, was barred by FINRA over allegations of DeBoer, in June 2010, while registered with brokerage firm Dalton Strategic Investment Services Inc. (Dalton Strategic), DeBoer recommended two customers invest $200,000 in securities…

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Gerhard Heuer Subject to Customer Complaints Over Variable Universal Life Policies

Current Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) broker Gerhard Heuer (Heuer) has been subject to six customer complaints – many of which concern suitability concerns over recommendations for Variable Universal Life (VUL) policies.  The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the customer complaints against Heuer. In April 2017…

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Ameriprise Broker Jonathan Mirer Subject to Multiple Customer Complaints

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (Ameriprise) financial advisor Jonathan Mirer (Mirer) has subject to seven customer complaints according to BrokerCheck records.  Mirer has been employed with Ameriprise since July 2016.  According to BrokerCheck the most recent customer complaints allege unsuitable investments and unauthorized trading among other claims. The most recent complaint…

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Kevin Curry Sanctioned By FINRA Over Unauthorized Trading

According to BrokerCheck records Kevin Curry (Curry) has been sanctioned by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) over allegations that the broker exercised discretion in a customer’s account without obtaining written authorization or written approval of the account as discretionary from his brokerage firm.  FINRA found that Curry and spoke…

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Morgan Stanley Broker Michael Fitz-Gerald Subject to Customer Complaints

Morgan Stanley financial advisor Michael Fitz-Gerald (Fitz-Gerald) has subject to five customer complaints according to BrokerCheck records.  Fitz-Gerald has been employed with Morgan Stanley since November 2008.  According to BrokerCheck the most recent customer complaints allege unsuitable investments and failure to diversify the portfolio among other claims. The most recent…

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FINRA Files Complaint Against Dennis Mehringer Over Mutual Fund Switching

According to BrokerCheck records The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has filed a complaint against Dennis Mehringer (Mehringer) over allegations that Mehringer made unsuitable recommendations that caused a customer to engage in excessively expensive short-term trading of mutual fund Class A shares. According to FINRA, Mehringer repeatedly recommended, and caused…

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Lee Rosenberg Subject to Variable Annuity Complaint

In February 2017, broker Lee Rosenberg (Rosenberg) was subject to a customer complaint alleging $250,000 in damages concerning mutual funds and variable annuities.  The complaint is currently pending.  Rosenberg is currently associated with Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. (Cadaret Grant).  The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating…

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Broker John Hudson Has Massive Tax Liens

Since the beginning of 2010 broker John Hudson (Hudson), currently employed by Next Financial Group, Inc. (Next Financial), racked up eight total tax liens and other debts.  Some of these tax liens are quite large including on in September 2010 for $1,492,190.  According to BrokerCheck this tax lien is still…

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Advisor Thomas Oliphint Terminated By LPL Financial Over Outside Business Activities

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in November 2016, Thomas Oliphint (Oliphint) was discharged and terminated by LPL Financial LLC (LPL) over allegations that Oliphint violated firm policy regarding outside business activities.  Oliphint has two other customer complaints on his record.  In the industry…

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