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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Rebecca Henson (Henson), currently associated with Ausdal Financial Partners, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Henson 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 $30,000.00 on October 24, 2022.

Claimant(s) allege unsuitable and misleading investment recommendations, misrepresented and omitted material facts and risks and failure to conduct reasonable due diligence.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Paul Alwine (Alwine), currently associated with Edward Jones, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Alwine 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 $10,910.51 on October 19, 2022.

The client alleges an unauthorized purchase of a premium priced CD.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Gary Ziegler (Ziegler), currently associated with Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Ziegler 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 October 18, 2022.

Claimant alleges his funds were placed in investments in a multitude of high risk investment that caused a losses.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Dennis Thurman (Thurman), currently associated with Arete Wealth Management, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Thurman 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 October 21, 2022.

Customers allege unsuitable investment recommendations in 2019.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker David Wood (Wood), currently associated with Moloney Securities Co., INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Wood 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 $218,750.00 on October 24, 2022.

Suitability/negligence. 2013-2015

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Terry Wheeler (Wheeler), previously associated with Arque Capital, Ltd., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Wheeler 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 October 21, 2022.

Wheeler was named in a customer complaint that asserted the following causes of action: breach of contract and warranties; promissory estoppel; vioaltion of state securities statutes; misrepresentation; omission of facts; breach of fiduciary duty; negligence; and, unjust enrichment.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Stephen Hollingsworth (Hollingsworth), previously associated with Raymond James Financial Services, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Hollingsworth 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 $762,908.00 on October 18, 2022.

Former clients allege that FA purchased and sold securities without authorization, executed an inappropriately high volume of transactions, improperly recommended margin, purchased unsuitable investments in their accounts, and improperly communicated through Facebook messenger. Allegation Activity Dates: 11/7/10 – 9/2/21.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Virgil Folden (Folden), currently associated with Saxony Securities, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Folden 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 $300,000.00 on October 22, 2022.

On 10/14/2015, Mr. Folden misrepresented the GWG Investments and failed to disclose material facts concerning these investments.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jason Perez (Perez), currently associated with Edward Jones, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Perez 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 $7,000.00 on October 25, 2022.

The client alleges the financial advisor mispresented that his original investment in LANSX will always be there and behaved exactly like a municipal bond.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Charles Johnson (Johnson), previously associated with Mutual Securities, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Johnson 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 October 31, 2022.

Plaintiff alleges the following:  fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unauthorized practice of law, and intentional interference. Summary of events leading to allegations:  In the course of providing advisory services to the client in 2021, the advisor and client discussed the client’s wishes regarding his estate, including transfer-on-death/payable-on-death instructions, beneficiary designations, and the creation of a trust. In the summer of 2021, the client provided updated beneficiary instructions and the advisor forwarded relevant information to an attorney for creation of estate documents to achieve the stated desires of the client. The client died in November 2021.

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