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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Chad Metzger (Metzger), currently associated with Edward Jones, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Metzger 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 $420,000.00 on April 18, 2023.

Plaintiff alleges registered representative and his assistant failed to transfer funds from Plaintiff’s now deceased husband’s account to a bank savings account jointly titled in the name of the Plaintiff and her now deceased husband.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Karl Tweardy (Tweardy), currently associated with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Tweardy 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 $10,000.00 on January 23, 2023.

Client alleged he did not receive a product prospectus for the investment in question. Notes in the CRM file prior to contract issue indicated the RR understood the customer wanted 0% risk with this investment, however, allocation instructions which would have allowed for this level of loss protection were never passed along to the insurance carrier. The customer was invested in an allocation that limited total loss, but that did not totally eliminate it.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kevin Deangelis (Deangelis), currently associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Deangelis 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 $161,000.00 on January 27, 2023.

Claimant alleges his advisor recommended unsuitable investments including exchange traded funds.

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The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Maria Gasparro (Gasparro) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Gasparro was employed by UBS Financial Services INC. at the time of the activity.  If you have been a victim of Gasparro’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

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

Client alleges misappropriation of funds from January 2019 through May 2019.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Robert Alvarez (Alvarez), currently associated with Primus Financial Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Alvarez 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 April 17, 2023.

BREACH OF CONTRACT AND WARRANTIES, VIOLATION OF STATE SECURITIES STATUTES, VICARIOUS LIABILITY

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jim Ayers (Ayers), previously associated with Silver Oak Securities, Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Ayers 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 $55,000.00 on January 23, 2023.

Client alleges registered representative recommended an unsuitable investment.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Gary Hughes (Hughes), previously associated with Concorde Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Hughes 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 05, 2023.

Claim alleges unsuitable recommendations, common law fraud, breach of contract, negligent supervision, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, violation of California Securities Act, and elder abuse in relation to investment made in February of 2020.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Loren Olson (Olson), previously associated with B.b. Graham & Company, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Olson 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 $121,000.00 on January 23, 2023.

Client dispute alleging product not appropriate. Date of activity leading to allegation: 09/1/2020

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Scott Nash (Nash), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Nash 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 $216,208.00 on April 18, 2023.

New Jersey client alleges their former financial advisor recommended unsuitable and excessive transactions in unspecified fixed income securities between 2018 and\, 2022 resulting in a loss.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Stanley Kaplan (Kaplan), previously associated with Sw Financial, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Kaplan 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 $225,000.00 on January 23, 2023.

Unsuitability, excessive commissions, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty

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