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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Timothy Gorsuch (Gorsuch), previously associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Gorsuch 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 $5,000.00 on January 05, 2022.

Customer alleges a failure to follow an instruction to purchase mutual fund on July 1, 2019

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ernest Collyer (Collyer), previously associated with Royal Alliance Associates, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Collyer 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 $100,000.00 on December 31, 2021.

Individual other than, but associated with, customer alleges that representative failed to follow customer’s instructions to change beneficiary on retirement account.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Robert Williams (Williams), currently associated with Capital Investment Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Williams 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 $100,000.00 on January 03, 2022.

This is a product case, in which the firm was the only named respondent. The claim alleges that the firm did not conduct a reasonable due diligence of the product purchased by the client, Hospitality Investors Trust, Inc. (“HIT”), a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust. HIT was issued by American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. The client purchased $50,000 of HIT on or about 10/22/2015. HIT subsequently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, 2021, and is ongoing.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Tim Peyton (Peyton), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Peyton 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 $750,000.00 on January 03, 2022.

The customers allege lack of suitability and failure to conduct proper due diligence as it relates to the purchase of two alternative investment products. They further allege over concentration and the failure to disclose the risk factors of the investment products in question.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on January 07, 2022.

Client complained that the financial advisor did not disclose that a portion of his compensation was a commission rate paid by the client and was not based on portfolio performance. (8/1/2019)

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on January 04, 2022.

Customer’s POA alleges that the recommendation to purchase annuities, including variable annuities purchased in June 2006 and March  2017 resulted very little liquidity. The POA requests to transfer or rollover the funds without any surrender fees or other penalties.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Donald J. Mahoney (Mahoney), currently associated with UBS Financial Services INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Mahoney 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 $2,000,000.00 on January 04, 2022.

Time frame: 10/2020 – 11/2020\, Allegations:\, Claimant alleges that during the transition from another financial firm to UBS FS, assets were invested in cash for ten (10) days rather than invested in securities. Claimant alleges they relied upon the Firm to transition the account and to keep them invested in the markets, and due to alleged negligent misrepresentations and omissions, negligent failure to supervise, breaches of fiduciary duty, and breaches of contract, they suffered damages in excess of $2,000,000.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $75,000.00 on January 12, 2022.

Alleged violations of state and federal securities laws including alleged excessive and unsuitable trading.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on January 14, 2022.

Client alleges the RR misrepresented the tax implications of surrendering their annuity in 2019.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Mcilvoy (Mcilvoy), currently associated with Edward Jones, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Mcilvoy 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 $14,332.82 on January 13, 2022.

The client alleges that the financial advisor sold shares of T and purchased shares of AZNAX on 11/23/2021 without his authorization.

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