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Advisor Jeffrey Davis Has Regulatory Sanction Over REIT Sales

Advisor Jeffrey Davis (Davis), currently employed by Kovack Securities Inc. (Kovack Securities) has been subject to at least ten customer complaints, one employment termination for cause, and one regulatory action during the course of his career.  According to a BrokerCheck report some of the customer complaints concerns alternative investments such…

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Advisor Keith Kelt Subject to Complaints Over Alternative Investment Recommendations

Advisor Keith Kelt (Kelt), currently employed by Kovack Securities Inc. (Kovack Securities) has been subject to at least two customer complaints during the course of his career.  According to a BrokerCheck report some of the customer complaints concern alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like non-traded real estate…

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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…

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Advisor Judith Bufis Accused of Engaging in Unapproved Securities

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) former advisor Judith Bufis (Bufis), formerly associated with Kovack Securities Inc. (Kovack Securities) in East Brunswick, New Jersey has been accused by FINRA over private securities transactions. In October 2018 Bufis consented to the sanction and to the…

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Advisor Andrew Scheirer Subject to Multiple Complaints Over Alternative Investments

Advisor Andrew Scheirer (Scheirer), currently employed by Kovack Securities, Inc. (Kovack Securities) has been subject to at least four 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 & gas…

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Douglas Studer Barred By FINRA Over His Business Practices

Our securities fraud attorneys are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against Douglas Studer (Studer) formerly associated with Kovack Securities Inc. (Kovack) alleging unauthorized trading among other claims.  According to brokercheck records Studer has been subject to two customer complaints, one bankruptcy in 2010, and…

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Broker Ralph Fetrow Discharged Over Allegations of Outside Business Activities

Our firm is investigating claims made by Castleview Partners, LLC (Castleview Partners) when the firm terminated broker Ralph Fetrow (Fetrow).  According to the firm, Fetrow was discharged in September 2016 after allegation were made that Fetrow violated firm policies and was under investigation for possible violations of firm policies and…

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Broker Investigation: Customer Complaints Against Broker Stanley Keyes

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Stanley Keyes (Keyes). According to BrokerCheck records Keyes is subject to 5 customer complaints, 1 regulatory action, and 2 employment separations. The customer complaints against Keyes allege securities law…

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Atlas Energy Oil and Gas Investments: Risks Investors Should Know Part II

This article follows up on a recent article reported in Reuters concerning Atlas Energy LP’s private placement partnerships in oil and gas. Atlas Resources LLC, a subsidiary the energy group, has filed documents with the SEC for Atlas Resources Series 34-2014 LP stating that it seeks to raise as much…

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Atlas Energy Oil and Gas Investments: A Risky Proposition Part I

As recently reported in Reuters, Atlas Energy LP has marketed itself to investors as a way to get into the U.S. energy boom. By contributing at least $25,000 in a private placement partnership that will drill for oil and gas in states such as Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania and…

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