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Independent Financial Advisor Morgan Arford Has Customer Complaints

The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating BrokerCheck records reports that financial advisor Morgan Arford (Arford), currently employed by Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) has been subject to at least four customer complaints during the course of his career.  According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory…

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Advisor Brian Lockett Suspended By Regulator; Subject to Multiple Client Complaints

The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating BrokerCheck records reports that financial advisor Brian Lockett (Lockett), formerly employed by Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) has been subject to at least nine customer complaints and one regulatory action during the course of his career.  According to records kept by…

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Advisor Herbert Shiraishi Has Several Variable Annuity Sales Practice Complaints

The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating advisor Herbert Shiraishi (Shiraishi), currently registered with Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) out of Honolulu, Hawaii and Hilo, Hawaii.  According to a BrokerCheck report,  Shiraishi has been subject to at least four customer complaints and one employment termination for cause…

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Advisor Shimshon Plotkin Has Complaints Over Alternative Investments

Advisor Shimshon Plotkin (Plotkin), currently employed by Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) has been subject to at least seven customer complaints during the course of his career.  According to a BrokerCheck report the customer complaints mostly concerns alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like non-traded real estate…

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Advisor Robert Jamison Sanctioned Over Unapproved Securities Sales

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor Robert Jamison (Jamison), formerly associated with PNC Investments, in December 2018, was sanctioned and barred from the securities industry by FINRA over accusations of potentially selling unapproved products. In December 2018 FINRA alleged that Jamison consented to…

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Wenjinn Chang Subject to Complaints Over REITs and Alternative Investments

Advisor Wenjinn Chang (Chang), currently employed by Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) has been subject to at least two 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,…

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Advisor Jon Pariser Terminated Over Securities Rule Violation

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) former advisor Jon Pariser (Pariser), formerly associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) in Pacific Grove, California was sanctioned by FINRA resulting in a bar from the industry.  In October 2018 Pariser consented to the FINRA sanction…

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Advisor Jeffrey Schwebach Terminated Over Securities Rule Violation

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) former advisor Jeffrey Schwebach (Schwebach), formerly associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) in Dell Rapids, South Dakota was terminated by the firm.  In June 2018 Schwebach was discharged after the firm claimed that he failed to…

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Kenny Kim Has Numerous Customer Complaints Over Alternative Investments

Former Sandlapper Securities, LLC (Sandlapper) and Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) broker Kyusun “Kenny” Kim (Kim) has been subject to at least 23 customer complaints and one regulatory action.  According to a BrokerCheck report many of the customer complaints concern alternative investments and direct participation products (DPPs) such as…

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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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