Reg BI

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Joanne Farace in Firm David Lerner Associates, INC.

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Joanne Farace (Farace), currently associated with David Lerner Associates, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Farace 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 October 23, 2023.

Allegations: unsuitability, misrepresentation/omission \, \, Allegation period: February 26, 2015 the date of the first purchase of the investments at issue to October 23, 2023 the date the SOC was received.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Samuel Julian in Firm Ausdal Financial Partners, INC.

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Samuel Julian (Julian), currently associated with Ausdal Financial Partners, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Julian 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 $85,000.00 on October 26, 2023.

Failure to supervise, Unsuitable investments, Violation of federal and state securities laws.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Chad Anderson in Firm Cetera Advisors LLC

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Chad Anderson (Anderson), currently associated with Cetera Advisors LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Anderson 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 $50,000.00 on October 26, 2023.

CUSTOMER ALLEGES THAT REIT INVESGTMENT WAS MISRERESENTED AS HAVING NO RISK. Activity period2016-2021.

Broker Daniel Seidel in Royal Alliance Associates, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Daniel Seidel (Seidel), previously associated with Royal Alliance Associates, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Seidel 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 $35,000.00 on October 25, 2023.

Client alleges rep recommended risky, illiquid, complex, and concentrated alternative investments that were unsuitable.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Martin Berman in Firm Cetera Advisors LLC

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on October 24, 2023.

Claimant generally alleges suitability, fiduciary duty, breach of contract, failure to supervise and financial elder abuse.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Elizabeth Friant in Firm Fnex Capital, LLC

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on October 26, 2023.

Claimants allege negligence, failure to conduct reasonable basis suitability, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Broker Steven Graham in Western International Securities, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Steven Graham (Graham), currently associated with Western International Securities, INC., 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 settled customer complaint with a damage request of $100,000.00 on October 24, 2023.

Misrepresentation; Negligence

Broker Derek Mclean in Cetera Advisors LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on October 24, 2023.

Claimant generally alleges suitability, fiduciary duty, breach of contract, failure to supervise and financial elder abuse.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Susan Whitesell in Firm Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Susan Whitesell (Whitesell), currently associated with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Whitesell 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 $11,873.00 on October 26, 2023.

Operational matter that evolved into arbitration regarding and IRA conversion.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker James Hilton Sr. in Firm UBS Financial Services INC.

July 3, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on October 23, 2023.

Time frame: Unspecified \, Allegations: Claimant alleges her financial advisor’s recommendation that she remain invested in equities instead of selling to cash was unsuitable. Claimant further alleges that her financial advisor purchased an annuity without her knowledge and subsequently borrowed against the annuity.