Advisor Robert Burns (Burns), currently employed by Cetera Advisor Networks LLC (Cetera Advisor) has been subject to at least two customer complaints during the course of his career. According to a BrokerCheck report the customer complaints concerns alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like non-traded real estate investment…
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Broker Parks Heard Brown Jr. recipient of multiple customer complaints
The investment attorneys of Gana Weinstein LLP are interested in speaking with clients of broker Parks Heard Brown Jr. (Brown). According to his BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Brown has been the subject of at least four customer complaints. The customer complaints against Brown allege securities law…
Advisor James Vernon Regier Receives Customer Complaints Over Unsuitable Trades
Our law firm, Gana Weinstein LLP, is investigating claims made by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker James Vernon Regier (Regier), formerly associated with Summit Brokerage Services, Inc. The customer complaints allege that Regier engaged in securities law violations, including making unsuitable investments in clients’ accounts. The most recent…
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…
Brokerage Firms Sanctioned $6.2 Million Over Sale of L-Share Variable Annuities
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it has fined eight brokerage a total of $6.2 million for failing to supervise sales of variable annuities (VAs). Five of the firms were required to pay more than $6 million to customers who purchased L-share variable annuities that came with potentially…
Broker Investigation: Customer Complaints Against VSR Financial Broker Mickey Long
The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Mickey Long (Long). According to BrokerCheck records Long is subject to nine customer complaints. The customer complaints against Long allege securities law violations that including unsuitable investments, misrepresentations, and…
Broker Investigation: Customer Complaints Against VSR Financial Broker Jesse Griffin
The securities fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) against broker Jesse Griffin (Griffin). According to BrokerCheck records Griffin has been the subject of at least six customer complaints three of which have been filed since 2014. The customer…
Broker Investigation: VSR Financial Services Advisor Robert Bragg
The investment lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints against broker Robert Bragg (Bragg). There are at least 4 customer complaints against Bragg. The customer complaints against Bragg allege a number of securities law violations including that the broker made unsuitable investments, misrepresentations, negligence, fraud, and breach of…
Broker Investigation: VSR Financial Services Advisor Robert Hinz
The investment lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints against broker Robert Hinz Jr. (Hinz). There are at least 7 customer complaints against Hinz. The customer complaints against Hinz allege a number of securities law violations including that the broker made unsuitable investments, misrepresentations, negligence, fraud, breach of…
FINRA Files Complaint Against Former VSR and Berthel, Fisher Broker, Steven L. Stahler
On August 27, 2014, FINRA filed a complaint against Steven L. Stahler, formerly a registered representative with multiple broker dealers including Lowell & Company, Inc., Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc., VSR Financial Services, Inc., among others. On November 1, 2013, Lowell & Company terminated…