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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Mark Hoover (Hoover), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Hoover recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $8,000.00 on December 11, 2020.

Clients allege the RR should have known they were over-contributing to their Roth IRAs for years 2015 & 2017-2019. Clients are asking that the contributions be removed and penalties be paid by the RR and/or firm.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Swenson (Swenson), previously associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include one customer complaint, one regulatory event, alleging that Swenson recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint on December 10, 2020.

Respondent Swenson failed to respond to FINRA request for information.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Douvadjian (Douvadjian), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Douvadjian recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 09, 2020.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Frank Olender (Olender), previously associated with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Olender recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 10, 2020.

Attorney for the clients complains that the financial advisor concentrated the clients’ accounts in energy related securities, which sustained losses. (3/2/2005-12/10/2020).

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Distler (Distler), currently associated with Madison Avenue Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Distler recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $10,000.00 on December 16, 2020.

Recommended unsuitable investments, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Stephen Miller (Miller), currently associated with Thrivent Investment Management INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Miller recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $70,000.00 on December 16, 2020.

Client alleged the variable annuity purchased in June 2018 was not a suitable investment and was misrepresented to him.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Keith Laterrade (Laterrade), currently associated with Arkadios Capital, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Laterrade recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 18, 2020.

Claimants allege that from December 2017 through March 2020 representatvie made unsuitable recommendations in a leveraged etf in accounts the claimants held outside of lpl.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jason Bukowsky (Bukowsky), currently associated with Charles Schwab & Co., INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Bukowsky recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $36,000.00 on December 22, 2020.

Client alleges a loss of $36,000 due to a systems outage and subsequent direction received from the registered representative to process the requested trade (sale of Amazon on November 11th, 2020) at a loss, with assurance he would be made whole.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ryan Sabol (Sabol), currently associated with Mutual Securities, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Sabol recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $500,000.00 on December 15, 2020.

Allegations include breach of contract, breach of duty, negligence, misrepresentation and omission, and violations of various FINRA rules and Federal and State laws. The plaintiffs had maintained independently managed accounts with Mutual Securities, Inc.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jonathan Strandlie (Strandlie), currently associated with Edward Jones, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Strandlie recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $20,500.00 on December 17, 2020.

The client alleges the FA misrepresented the return they would receive on the variable annuity product they purchased resulting in a discrepancy between said representation and actual return.

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