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FINRA Bars former Wells Fargo Broker John Leonard

The investment lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the regulatory action brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against John Leonard (Leonard), working out of Toledo, Ohio. Leonard allegedly failed to request termination of a previous suspension within three months resulting in an automatic bar from association with…

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Wells Fargo Must Pay $3.4 million for Selling Investments It Didn’t Understand

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has ordered Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC to pay more than $3.4 million in restitution to customers for alleged unsuitable recommendations of volatility-linked exchange-traded products (ETPs) and supervisory failures, according to InvestmentNews. FINRA found that between July…

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FINRA Bars Broker Clay Hoffman Over Unauthorized Trades

Broker Clay Hoffman (Hoffman) was recently sanctioned by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in an enforcement action that led to a permanent bar against the broker.  According to BrokerCheck, FINRA found that Hoffman consented to sanctions that he executed discretionary transactions in a customer’s account without prior written authorization…

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Broker Silvano Rolando Trino Subject to Pending Customer Complaint

The investment lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating a pending customer complaint filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against Silvano Rolando Trino (Trino). According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck record for Trino, there are at least 4 disclosures on Trino’s records, all pertaining to customer complaints. The customer complaints…

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Wunderlich Securities Broker Howard Brous Has 14 Regulatory Sanctions

Our securities fraud attorneys are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against Howard Brous (Brous) currently associated with Wunderlich Securities, Inc. (Wunderlich) alleging unsuitable investments, common law fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty among other claims.  According to brokercheck records Brous has been subject to…

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Gana LLP Investigates Regulatory and Customer Complaints Against Broker James Ignatowich

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker James Ignatowich (Ignatowich).  According to BrokerCheck records Ignatowich has been subject to at least nine customer complaints and one regulatory action.  The customer complaints against Ignatowich allege securities law…

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Customers File Suitability Complaints Against Merrill Lynch Advisor Lisa Wolf

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Lisa Wolf (Wolf).  According to BrokerCheck records Wolf has been subject to at least six customer complaints.  The customer complaints against Wolf allege securities law violations that including unsuitable…

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Financial Advisor Roman Reed Discharged From Merrill Lynch Over Customer Complaint

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Roman Reed (Reed).  According to BrokerCheck records Reed has been subject to at least four customer complaints.  The customer complaints against Reed allege securities law violations that including unsuitable…

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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…

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Broker Investigation: Customer Complaints Against Advisor Paul Blum

The securities fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) against broker Paul Blum (Blum). According to BrokerCheck records Blum has been the subject of at least eight customer complaints three of which have been filed since 2015. The customer…

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