Reg BI

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Jonathan Ellefson in Firm Ausdal Financial Partners, INC.

November 4, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jonathan Ellefson (Ellefson), currently associated with Ausdal Financial Partners, INC., has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Ellefson 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 $538,000.00 on October 12, 2022.

Claimant(s) allege Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Negligent misrepresentations, Gross Negligence, violation of FINRA rules, Negligent supervision, breach of contract and Fraud.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Lawrence Combs in Firm Proequities, INC.

November 4, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Lawrence Combs (Combs), previously associated with Proequities, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Combs 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 $348,500.00 on October 12, 2022.

Client alleges unsuitable recommendations regarding alternative investments made from 2006 to 2015.

Broker Gary Benson in Independent Financial Group, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 4, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Gary Benson (Benson), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Benson 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 $200,000.00 on October 13, 2022.

Claimant alleges product was not suitable

Broker Daniel Joyce in Westpark Capital, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 4, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Daniel Joyce (Joyce), currently associated with Westpark Capital, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Joyce 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 $65,000.00 on October 12, 2022.

Customer alleged that his investment in GWG was unsuitable based on his risk tolerance.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Jason Gatts in Firm Osaic Wealth, INC.

November 4, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint with a damage request of $2,167,458.00 on October 12, 2022.

The plaintiff alleges that the representative mishandled beneficiary change forms and misrepresented when the change forms were received causing the plaintiff to lose one half of the inheritance at issue. Allegations include breach of fiduciary duty, negligent undertaking, negligent representation and gross negligence.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker George Kangas in Firm Cetera Advisors LLC

November 4, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on October 12, 2022.

Claimant alleges unsuitable investment recommendations.

Broker Yoon Ji Park in UBS Financial Services INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Yoon Ji Park (Park), currently associated with UBS Financial Services INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Park 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 $511,000.00 on October 17, 2022.

Time Frame: October 29th 2021 to November 15th, 2021.\, What were the allegations against the individual? The client alleges his instructions to transfer shares of his security from his trust account at Fidelity to his trust account at UBS, was not followed.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Grason Lanz in Firm Valmark Securities, INC.

November 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Grason Lanz (Lanz), previously associated with Valmark Securities, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Lanz 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 October 14, 2022.

Client alleges rep fully liquidated his account on 6/21/2022 in direct contravention to his directives.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Adam Smith in Firm Pruco Securities, LLC.

November 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Adam Smith (Smith), previously associated with Pruco Securities, LLC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Smith 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 $6,889.45 on October 17, 2022.

Customer Alleges that the rep did not fully disclose all the facts regarding tax consequences as the result of a transaction.

Broker Adrian Holmes in Cetera Investment Services LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Adrian Holmes (Holmes), currently associated with Cetera Investment Services LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Holmes 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 $8,199.00 on October 13, 2022.

The customer alleged RR Holmes mispresented the terms and conditions of the fixed annuity he purchased in or around September 2017 using proceeds from liquidated mutual funds. Specifically, the customer did not understand that the fixed annuity policy was not liquid.