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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jeremiah Taylor (Taylor), currently associated with Charles Schwab & Co., INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Taylor 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 $250,000.00 on January 30, 2025.

Starting in 2022,  the client alleges he received incorrect information regarding Roth 401k funds for rollover into a Roth IRA, allegedly causing unplanned tax liabilities, changes in future income planning due to additional taxes owed, and lost tax savings.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on February 03, 2025.

Customer of indirect affiliated insurance company (not customer of broker-dealer) claims that in the 2nd half of 2018 and into 2019, RR recommended and sold her an unsuitable fixed annuity to invest proceeds received after her mother passed away.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Sidney Williams (Williams), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 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 pending customer complaint on January 24, 2025.

Client alleges failure to follow instructions in April 2024

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Yi Guo (Guo), currently associated with Univest Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Guo 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 $10,000,000.00 on December 24, 2024.

On March 17 2021 two entity clients entered into a stock purchase agreement directly with issuer BAOS. In statement of claim the clients state that they relied on Yi Guo recommendations to enter into the purchase.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker George Purdy (Purdy), currently associated with Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Purdy recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on January 07, 2025.

Client is claiming that wrong type of CD was purchased.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Frank Walter (Walter), currently associated with UBS Financial Services INC., has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Walter recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on January 24, 2025.

Time frame: January 2021 to January 2025\, Allegations: Claimant alleges UBS made unsuitable recommendations and misrepresentations and did not act in his best interests in connection with claimant’s exercise of options to purchase, resulting in long positions in his employing company’s stock.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 13, 2024.

Time Frame: April 12th, 2024 to April 30th 2024\, What were the allegations against the individual? The client alleges investment was sold against her instructions and authorization when erroneously sold after being moved in error into a new managed account arrangement.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on February 01, 2025.

The client alleged they were sold out of an investment to purchase an annuity and that the monthly income was misrepresented to them. Allegation Activity Dates: 1/13/2025 – 2/01/2025.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on February 03, 2025.

Customer of indirect affiliated insurance company (not customer of broker-dealer) claims that in the 2nd half of 2018 and into 2019, RR recommended and sold her an unsuitable fixed annuity to invest proceeds received after her mother passed away.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker David Strunc (Strunc), currently associated with Cetera Advisors LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Strunc 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 $100,000.00 on January 17, 2025.

Claimants generally allege negligent, improper conduct, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, negligent supervision, and violations of Regulation BI.

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