According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Barry Speyer (Speyer), currently employed by Morgan Stanley has been subject to at least seven customer complaints and one regulatory action. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), most of Speyer’s customer complaints allege that Speyer made was negligent and…
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Former Morgan Stanley Advisor John Buck Accused of Selling Unapproved Securities
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) former advisor John Buck (Buck), formerly associated with Morgan Stanley in Boston, Massachusetts has been accused by his former firm and barred by FINRA over unapproved securities. In January 2018 Morgan Stanley terminated Buck stating that there were…
Former Morgan Stanley Advisor Michael Ralby Barred by Securities Regulator and Subject to Complaints
According to BrokerCheck records former financial advisor Michael Ralby (Ralby), formerly employed by Morgan Stanley has been subject to eight customer complaints and one regulatory matter in his career. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), many of the complaints against Ralby concern allegations of unsuitable…
Morgan Stanley Broker Barry Garapedian Has Numerous Customer Complaints
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating Morgan Stanley broker Barry Garapedian (Garapedian). According to BrokerCheck Records, Garapedian has been subject to 14 customer disputes, two of which are still pending. The majority of these disputes concern unsuitable investment recommendations. Most recently, in April 2018, a customer…
Merrill Lynch Broker Charles Kenahan Subject to Multiple Complaints Over Unsuitable Investments
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merill Lynch) broker Charles Kenahan (Kenahan). According to BrokerCheck Records held by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Kenahan has been subject to four customer disputes, three of which are still pending. The…
Bryan Musso Subject to Unsuitable Oil and Gas Investment Complaints
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (Wells Fargo) broker Bryan Musso (Musso). According to BrokerCheck Records kept by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Musso has been subject to six customer disputes, one of which is still pending. The majority of…
FINRA Bars Matthew Singer for Alleged Unsuitable Option Investments
Investment attorneys with our offices are currently investigating previously registered broker Matthew Singer (Singer). According to BrokerCheck Records, in March 2018, Singer was barred from the financial industry for failing to appear at an on-the-record testimony concerning allegations that he was recommending unsuitable investments to customers while employed at Morgan Stanley.…
Charles Dixon Barred By Regulator Over Unauthorized Trade Allegations
Investment fraud attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating previously registered broker Charles Dixon (Dixon). According to BrokerCheck Records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in January 2018, Dixon was barred from the financial industry for failing to appear at an on-the-record testimony concerning allegations that he…
Timothy Gibbons Suspended by FINRA for Unsuitable Investments in Energy Stocks
The security fraud attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating previously registered broker Timothy Gibbons (Gibbons). According to BrokerCheck records, in November 2017, the Financial Industry Regulative Authority (FINRA) suspended Gibbons for recommending unsuitable investments to 5 elderly customers and over-concentrating the accounts from 65% to 79% into a…
FINRA Suspends Derrick Watts for Providing Misleading Information on Documents
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating claims against Wunderlich Securities, Inc. (Wunderlich Securities) broker Derrick Watts (Watts). According to BrokerCheck records, Watts has been subject to a regulatory matter in which the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sanctioned Watts for various violations of the securities laws including churning, otherwise…