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There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Todd Sivak in Firm LPL Financial LLC

December 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 22, 2021.

The complainant alleges that beginning on or around March 2019, their registered representative recommended that they invest all their Roth IRA into one mutual fund, which resulted in a 55% loss. The complainant further states their registered representative knew that they did not want to take any unnecessary risks with their investing.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Mark Epps in Firm Ausdal Financial Partners, INC.

December 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 17, 2021.

Violations of FINRA rules, Negligence, Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Broker Anthony Megaro in Nationwide Planning Associates INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Anthony Megaro (Megaro), currently associated with Nationwide Planning Associates INC., has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include one customer complaint, one regulatory event, alleging that Megaro recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint on October 27, 2025.

The RR entered into a Stipulation with the New York State Department of Financial Services for failure to comply with Guardian Life’s policies and procedures related to document integrity and authenticity.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Michael Butt in Firm Morgan Stanley

December 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 16, 2021.

Client alleged that their instructions not to initiate trading in their managed accounts until they received and approved an investment proposal were not followed. 2020 damages unspecified

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Tom Wallack in Firm J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

December 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 17, 2021.

Time Frame: June 14, 2019 to December 15, 2021\, The client’s son in law who has authorization alleges the fee structure was not suitable for an 84 years old, whose husband is recently deceased and has approximately less than $2 million in fixed income.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Thomas Assalone in Firm Morgan Stanley

December 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 16, 2021.

Client alleged that their instructions not to initiate trading in their managed accounts until they received and approved an investment proposal was not followed. 2020 damages unspecified

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker William Shopoff in Firm Shopoff Securities, INC.

December 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker William Shopoff (Shopoff), currently associated with Shopoff Securities, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Shopoff 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 $180,000.00 on December 21, 2021.

Plaintiff alleges misstatements and omissions, and related claims, in connection with Tenant-in-Common/1031 Exchange investment transactions in real estate property in late 2016.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Burton Carter in Firm J.w. Cole Financial, INC.

December 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Burton Carter (Carter), previously associated with J.w. Cole Financial, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Carter 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 $101,544.00 on December 21, 2021.

Client alleges registered representative breached his fiduciary duty and was negligent when assisting her conservators in liquidating her account.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Francis Gemino in Firm Henley & Company LLC

December 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Francis Gemino (Gemino), currently associated with Henley & Company LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Gemino 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 $1,000,000.00 on December 16, 2021.

Customer alleges Firm failed to provide reasonable, adequate and meaningful supervision over Firm’s branch office, allowing its registered representative, to carry out a Ponzi scheme to defraud and misappropriate approximately$1,000,000.00.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Dustin Perkins in Firm Stonex Securities INC.

December 13, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Dustin Perkins (Perkins), currently associated with Stonex Securities INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Perkins 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 January 03, 2022.

Defendant recklessly encouraged the plantiff to invest funds with one of the defendant’s other clients (i.e. The defendant’s friend). Plaintiff now seeks to recover those funds from defendant for: negligence; breach of fiduciary duty; and violation of tennessee’s consumer protection act.