According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ian Mcelreath (Mcelreath), currently associated with Metric Financial, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Mcelreath recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on December 16, 2025.
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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ryan Murphy (Murphy), previously associated with Truist Investment Services, INC., has at least 4 disclosable events. These events include 4 customer complaints, alleging that Murphy recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on December 15, 2025.
Client alleges investment opportunities offered were risk-free real estate investments that offered a guaranteed return at a much higher rate of return.\,
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Reginald Rasmussen (Rasmussen), previously associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Rasmussen 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 $500,000.00 on December 16, 2025.
The Claimants alleged unsuitable investment strategy and excessing trading in accounts between 2018 and 2022.
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Edward Fernandez (Fernandez), currently associated with Capulent LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Fernandez 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 $5,001.00 on December 16, 2025.
Claimants allege that Capulent, through one of its registered representatives, improperly recommended a portfolio of Regulation D real estate offerings sponsored by Nelson Brothers, Versity, and other unaffiliated sponsors, and that those investments later underperformed and caused unspecified losses notwithstanding the disclosures and inherent risks of such offerings.
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Norman Dsilva (Dsilva), currently associated with PFS Investments INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Dsilva 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 $500,000.00 on December 15, 2025.
The Statement of Claim alleges that Mr. D’Silva failed to protect an elderly client from financial exploitation.
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kevin Canfield (Canfield), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Canfield recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on December 12, 2025.
Beginning in or around 2011, the Claimants allege that the rep failed to advise the owner to activate the GMIB rider on his VA, in which the Respondent had placed all of his retirement savings. As a result, the owner unknowingly lost the right to receive a guaranteed annual income of at least $30,000. Instead, the rep advised the owner to close the VA and open a money market, which has a depleting value.
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Robert Obraitis (Obraitis), currently associated with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Obraitis 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 $5,000.00 on December 15, 2025.
Client alleges the RR made misrepresentations in connection with a VUL policy purchased in 2023 which was not suitable for his needs.
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ronald Naegle (Naegle), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Naegle 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 $2,000,000.00 on December 16, 2025.
Customer alleges that the representative took investments for his own use and converted them to property owned by him.
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Paul Fleming (Fleming), previously associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Fleming 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 $200,000.00 on December 15, 2025.
Claimants allege unsuitable investment recommendations.
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ronald Cole (Cole), currently associated with Emerson Equity LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Cole recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on December 16, 2025.
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