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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 14, 2020.

Customer alleges a mutual fund was purchased without her authorization. Customer alleges misrepresentation of a variable annuity. Activity period – 11/24/19 to 9/11/20.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Samuel Vriezema (Vriezema), previously associated with Edward Jones, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Vriezema 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 $6,678.45 on April 17, 2020.

The client alleges that it was an unsuitable recommendation to use custodial Roth accounts as college savings vehicles for his children.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker James Exley (Exley), previously associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Exley 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 $40,050.00 on April 16, 2020.

Brokers are required to adhere to the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) standard of care under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which establishes a ‘best interest’ standard for broker-dealers and associated persons. This standard applies when a registered representative is providing investment advice through making recommendations customers and covers securities transaction, investment strategies, and recommendations concerning advice on opening of an account or accounts. This standard applies when brokers make recommendations to retail customer for any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities, including recommendations of types of accounts.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jeffrey Cleckner (Cleckner), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Cleckner 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 $125,000.00 on April 20, 2020.

The firm received a FINRA notification of a customer complaint from [REDACTED] alleging the RR made four unauthorized withdrawals from her rollover IRA between 3/17/15 and 3/9/17 by forging her signature on one form and submitting three other forms that did not include her signature.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 20, 2020.

Clients allege misappropriated funds.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 15, 2020.

CLAIMANTS ALLEGE THEIR ACCOUNTS WERE OVERCONCENTRATED IN  REIT’s AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Timothy Owens (Owens), currently associated with Cambridge Investment Research, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Owens 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 $150,000.00 on April 17, 2020.

Allegations of improper investment recommendations.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Timothy Molnar (Molnar), currently associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Molnar 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 April 15, 2020.

Customer alleged the representative’s advice and actions caused a variable annuity that the customer owned through Minnesota Life Insurance Company/Securian Financial to lose value, and that representative did not adequately fulfill his responsibilities to her and provided her with incorrect information about the effect of taking withdrawals (which occurred in late 2012, early 2013) from the variable annuity.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 20, 2020.

Client alleges investments were not fully explained and were unsuitable between November 2012 and March 2020

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 24, 2020.

Customers allege the Variable Annuity policy they each purchased in February 2020 were initially understood to allow for a larger monthly contribution that would meet the $5,000 minimum annual contribution while providing for a lower annual fee and a 7 year surrender charge period. They were later informed that the specific Variable Annuity they purchased does not allow for monthly contributions and that the surrender charge period would reset with each additional contribution therefore the customers are looking to reverse the purchase of these policies.

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