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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ira Bauman (Bauman), currently associated with Raymond James & Associates, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Bauman 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 $220,000.00 on January 19, 2024.

Claimant alleges FAs failed to follow her instructions to re-invest dividends from specified securities.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Viktoriia Strange Vitkovska (Strange Vitkovska), currently associated with Key Investment Services LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Strange Vitkovska 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 $117.60 on January 29, 2024.

With regard to a term life insurance policy purchased in September 2023, the Policy owner executed an affidavit of forgery and claims that she did not sign the life insurance application, illustration and labslip documents and did not authorize the purchase of the policy. She requested to surrender the policy.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Christopher Jumalon (Jumalon), previously associated with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Jumalon 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 $11,100.00 on January 25, 2024.

[REDACTED] met with Chris Jumalon, Financial Advisor, on 04/18/2023. His goal was to move 300K into 3 investment strategies. 100K to managed account, 100K to 5-year Fixed Annuity(FA) with Brighthouse and 100K to 3 year FA with Brighthouse. Mr. Jumalon followed through on establishing the 100K managed account but failed to process paperwork for both annuity contracts. The failure to process the paperwork was identified on 1/25/2024. [REDACTED] decided to move forward with the 100K Brighthouse 5 year FA, and paperwork was submitted on 10/16/2023. [REDACTED] decided he did not want to invest the remaining 100K to the second Brighthouse FA and requested funds be moved to Navy Federal Investment Services (NFIS) Digital investor. NFIS waived the trading fee for [REDACTED]. [REDACTED] was compensated $11,110 for the time period the funds were not invested and loss of interest earned.

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The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating BrokerCheck records reports that Broker Michael Rudio (Rudio), currently employed by Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Rudio’s most recent customer complaint alleges that Rudio recommended unsuitable investments in structured products and makes allegations concerning misconduct relating to the handling of the customer’s accounts.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on January 24, 2024.

Claimants allege that during the time period December 2020 to November 2021, representative recommended unsuitable investments in structured products.

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The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating BrokerCheck records reports that Broker Eric Ruthman (Ruthman), currently employed by Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Ruthman’s most recent customer complaint alleges that Ruthman recommended unsuitable investments in structured products and makes allegations concerning misconduct relating to the handling of the customer’s accounts.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on January 24, 2024.

Claimants allege that during the time period December 2020 to November 2021, representative recommended unsuitable investments in structured products.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on January 24, 2024.

Client alleges Unauthorized trading

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Thomas Cavaliere (Cavaliere), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Cavaliere 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 $300,000.00 on January 25, 2024.

Customers allege representative made unsuitable investment recommendations during the time period 2013-2018.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ron Bednarz (Bednarz), currently associated with Cadaret, Grant & Co., INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Bednarz 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 $3,037,257.60 on January 31, 2024.

Claimant alleges that between March 2010 and March 2016, the customer’s investment portfolio was not diversified and allocated appropriately for someone of her age and [REDACTED] condition in violation of FINRA suitability rule and fiduciary duties owed to customer and that broker permitted an authorized agent of customer to transfer her assets to her bank and another broker dealer without providing proper disclosure to her.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on January 29, 2024.

Customer alleges misrepresentation

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Douglas Fisher (Fisher), previously associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Fisher 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 $40,000.00 on January 25, 2024.

Customer alleged that advisor did not make proper disclosures when selling REIT in 2014.

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