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There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Manuel Porrata Monserrate in Firm Nationwide Planning Associates INC.

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Manuel Porrata Monserrate (Porrata Monserrate), currently associated with Nationwide Planning Associates INC., has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Porrata Monserrate 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 August 27, 2020.

Claimants allege their investments in Puerto Rico closed-end funds were unsuitable, over-concentrated, and misrepresented as safe investments.

Broker Frederick Baerenz in Kalos Capital, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Frederick Baerenz (Baerenz), previously associated with Kalos Capital, INC., has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Baerenz recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

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

Breach of Fiduciary duty, misrepresentations and ommissions of material facts, failure to conduct due diligence, and unsuitable recommendations.

Broker Kerri Wasserman Nir in Portfolio Advisors Alliance, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kerri Wasserman Nir (Wasserman Nir), previously associated with Portfolio Advisors Alliance, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Wasserman Nir 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 $37,761.00 on August 26, 2020.

Wasserman-Nir was named in a customer complaint that asserted the following causes of action: unauthorized trading, fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.

Broker Howard Allen in Portfolio Advisors Alliance, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Howard Allen (Allen), previously associated with Portfolio Advisors Alliance, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Allen 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 $37,761.00 on August 26, 2020.

Allen was named in a customer complaint that asserted the following causes of action: unauthorized trading, fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty.

Broker Andrew Quinn in LPL Financial LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Andrew Quinn (Quinn), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Quinn 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 August 27, 2020.

Broker Christopher Sinkula in Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Christopher Sinkula (Sinkula), previously associated with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Sinkula 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 August 24, 2020.

Unsuitable allocation of high yield securities from 2013 through 2020.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Mark Brody in Firm Planned Financial Programs, INC.

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Mark Brody (Brody), currently associated with Planned Financial Programs, INC., has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Brody 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 $340,000.00 on August 20, 2020.

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Broker Blair Horne in Morgan Stanley Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Blair Horne (Horne), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Horne recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a award / judgment customer complaint with a damage request of $317,788.98 on August 19, 2020.

Plaintiff alleges, inter alia, failure to follow instructions with respect to liquidation of Stock Option – Feb 06, 2020 to Feb 07, 2020

Broker Peter Albano in LPL Financial LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

Currently financial advisor Peter Albano (Albano), currently employed by brokerage firm LPL Financial LLC has been subject to at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints. According to a BrokerCheck reports most of the recent customer complaints concern either corporate debt securities or alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like business development companies (BDCs), non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), oil & gas programs, annuities, and private placements. The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have represented hundreds of investors who suffered losses caused by these types of high risk, low reward products.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $60,000.00 on August 25, 2020.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Timothy Zimcosky in Firm Arkadios Capital

June 30, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Timothy Zimcosky (Zimcosky), currently associated with Arkadios Capital, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Zimcosky recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on August 27, 2020.

Breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, breach of contract, failure to supervise