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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Rikki Foster (Foster), currently associated with Concorde Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Foster 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 $700,000.00 on September 17, 2025.

Claim is alleging breach of fiduciary duty, suitability, breach of written contract, and misrepresentation related to October 2022.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Weina Hou (Hou), currently associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Hou 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 $700,000.00 on September 12, 2025.

Claimants allege unsuitable investment recommendations.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Thaddeus Eubanks (Eubanks), currently associated with Edward Jones, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Eubanks 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 $2,500,000.00 on September 18, 2025.

Claimant makes various allegations relating to the initial purchase, use of margin to purchase additional shares, and recommendation to continue holding shares of a purported concentrated position in Fisker, Inc. Relevant period February 2021 through December 2023.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker John Blanck (Blanck), previously associated with the Leaders Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Blanck 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 $9,000,000.00 on September 15, 2025.

Fraudulent misrepresentation; fraudulent inducement to enter into contracts; silent fraud; breach of fiduciary duty; violation of Michigan Consumer Protection Act; common law conversion and statutory conversion pursuant to MCL 600.2919A; concert of action.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker David Jerke (Jerke), previously associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Jerke 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 September 12, 2025.

The client alleges the advisor offered (selling-away) and the client agreed to an off-platform cryptocurrency investment 11/1/2024-9/26/25

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Darwin Dees (Dees), currently associated with Kovack Securities INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Dees 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 $16,508.63 on September 17, 2025.

Client expressed dissatisfaction with the management of her account.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Brian Lombardi (Lombardi), currently associated with Sutter Securities Incorporated / Boustead Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Lombardi 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 $99,500.00 on September 17, 2025.

When your financial advisor is providing advice they must adhere to the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) rule and standard of care.  Reg BI replaced the former “suitability” rule and created a ‘best interest’ standard for brokerage firms and registered representatives. 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 Leslie Sprockett (Sprockett), currently associated with Stonex Securities INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Sprockett 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 $180,000.00 on September 18, 2025.

Claimant alleges respondent provided unsuitable investment advice and/or acted negligently in connection with securities transactions

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Steven Brundage (Brundage), currently associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Brundage 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 $1,212,685.00 on September 17, 2025.

Claimants allege that from January 2017 through September 2023 they suffered substantial losses due to Respondents’ strategy including concentrating Claimants’ accounts in mutual funds, market-timing, and purchasing two proprietary variable annuities.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Brian Zimmerman (Zimmerman), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Zimmerman 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 $125,000.00 on September 12, 2025.

Claimant wasn’t explained the risk of such investment therefore, and Claimant has been decimated by the losses sustained by Respondent’s investment recommendations.

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