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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Whitaker (Whitaker), currently associated with Newbridge Securities Corporation, has at least 3 disclosable events. These events include 3 customer complaints, alleging that Whitaker recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on June 18, 2025.

Clients have asserted that they suffered financial losses related to investment recommendations.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Christopher Jacobi (Jacobi), previously associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Jacobi 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 $150,000.00 on July 07, 2025.

Claimant alleges an unsuitable investment was recommended by Advisor.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Robert Coffin (Coffin), currently associated with Cambridge Investment Research, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Coffin 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 July 10, 2025.

Customer alleges improper timing of annuity solicitation in 2021.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker David Merrick (Merrick), currently associated with Edward Jones, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Merrick 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 $12,000.00 on June 20, 2025.

Clients allege that they were told they were purchasing two year bonds but have learned the funds are locked up for 20 years and would not have purchased the bonds had they known this information.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Valentino Scott (Scott), currently associated with Centaurus Financial, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Scott 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 May 28, 2025.

The customer alleges that the Registered Representative misrepresented and recommended unsuitable, speculative, illiquid investments. No specific dates for the alleged activity were identified in the Statement of Claim.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Luis Gesualdo Perez (Gesualdo Perez), previously associated with Equitable Advisors, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Gesualdo Perez 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 July 08, 2025.

Client alleges the RR made misrepresentations in connection with a variable annuity purchased in 2006.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on June 02, 2025.

The policy owner alleges he did not sign or authorize the policy delivery receipt or amendment for a fixed life insurance policy on February 1, 2007.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker James Morrison (Morrison), previously associated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Morrison 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 $450,000.00 on June 17, 2025.

Claimant alleges that an unsuitable product was sold.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Joseph Darracq (Darracq), previously associated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Darracq 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 $450,000.00 on June 17, 2025.

Claimant alleges that an unsuitable product was sold.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Ning (Ning), previously associated with Arque Capital, Ltd., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one regulatory event, alleging that Ning recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on June 04, 2025.

Ning was named a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging that it failed to provide documents and information requested by FINRA in connection with its investigation into whether certain securities recommendations by his member firm’s registered representatives to customers were in the best interests of the customers. The complaint alleges that Ning was President, CEO, and custodian of records for the firm. FINRA sought documents regarding certain identified securities, and the firm’s recommendations of, and communications regarding, those securities to specified customers of two former firm representatives, among other things. The documents and information FINRA requested were material to its investigation because they directly related to recommendations of certain identified securities by the firm’s representatives to specified customers of the two former firm representatives, whether those securities were in the customers’ best interest, and whether those individuals and/or the firm violated any securities laws, regulations, or FINRA rules. The complaint also alleges that Ning failed to provide the requested records in his role as the firm’s custodian. On March 29, 2024, Ning, on behalf of the firm, filed an amended Form BDW with FINRA naming himself as the designated custodian of records. In this role, Ning was required to make the requested records available to FINRA upon request yet failed to do so.

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