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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Anthony Cipolla (Cipolla), previously associated with Nylife Securities LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Cipolla 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 $270,618.00 on November 01, 2022.

Client alleges that investment account was not managed in the way it was agreed upon.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Dellinger (Dellinger), currently associated with UBS Financial Services INC., has at least 3 disclosable events. These events include 3 customer complaints, alleging that Dellinger 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 $1,580,000.00 on November 03, 2022.

Time frame:     In or about late 2016\, \, Allegations: Claimants’ counsel alleges unsuitability and misrepresentation with respect to recommendations to invest in and hold an options overlay strategy.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on November 02, 2022.

Claimants allege that from August 2012 through the end of 2021, the financial advisor misrepresented a non-traded fund.

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

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

Customer verbally complained that the financial advisor misled her as to the Maturity Date of Brokered CDs, resulting in losses when the CDs were sold prior to maturity. (10/7/2020-11/4/2022)

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Robert Mueller (Mueller), previously associated with UBS Financial Services INC., has at least 3 disclosable events. These events include 3 customer complaints, alleging that Mueller 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 $1,580,000.00 on November 03, 2022.

Time frame:     In or about late 2016\, \, Allegations: Claimants’ counsel alleges unsuitability and misrepresentation with respect to recommendations to invest in and hold an options overlay strategy.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on November 01, 2022.

The clients allege the investments they purchased between 2012 and 2019 were misrepresented to them, were unsuitable, and led to overconcentration of high-risk investments in their accounts. They further allege the firm failed to conduct adequate due diligence of the recommended investments and was negligent in its supervision of the representative.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Horace Barker (Barker), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Barker 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 $1,608,876.00 on November 02, 2022.

Claim alleges, inter alia,  breach of fiduciary duty with respect to FA’s lack of prevention of withdrawals made by unauthorized third party from client’s account.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Thomas Kieffer (Kieffer), currently associated with IBN Financial Services, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Kieffer 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 $400,000.00 on November 07, 2022.

Inadequate due diligence of product, failure to disclose possible program risks

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker William Braun (Braun), currently associated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Braun 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 November 07, 2022.

Suitability

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Timothy Hucks (Hucks), currently associated with Capital Investment Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Hucks 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 $99,000.00 on November 07, 2022.

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