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Broker Stanley Patrick in LPL Financial LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Stanley Patrick (Patrick), previously associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Patrick 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 $35,000.00 on April 05, 2025.

Customer alleges that an investment made in 2014 was unsuitable for the customer’s investment objectives and risk tolerance.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Christopher Hoffman in Firm Edward Jones

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on April 08, 2025.

Client alleges he instructed the Financial Advisor to liquidate his assets on April 3, 2025, and they were not sold until April 7, 2025.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Michael Lickiss in Firm Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Michael Lickiss (Lickiss) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Lickiss was employed by Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Lickiss’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

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

Failure to Supervise, Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Negligence in the sale of promissory notes.

Broker Jack Reich in Equitable Advisors, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jack Reich (Reich), currently associated with Equitable Advisors, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Reich 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 April 07, 2025.

Client alleges the RR made misrepresentations in connection with variable annuities purchased in 2019 and 2020.

Broker Misty Ambrose in Edward Jones Firm Has Customer Complaint

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on April 05, 2025.

Client alleges financial advisor misrepresented UMA program.

Broker Ronald Looney in Raymond James Financial Services, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ronald Looney (Looney), currently associated with Raymond James Financial Services, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Looney 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 $10,000.00 on April 07, 2025.

The client alleged the advisor misrepresented the annuity return. 03/26/2024 – 04/06/2024

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Stacy Bush in Firm LPL Financial LLC

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Stacy Bush (Bush), previously associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Bush 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 $35,000.00 on April 05, 2025.

Customer alleges that an investment made in 2014 was unsuitable for the customer’s investment objectives and risk tolerance.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Keith Berenguer in Firm Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Keith Berenguer (Berenguer), currently associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Berenguer 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 $5,750.11 on April 04, 2025.

The client alleged that the advisor failed to follow their instructions to liquidate their qualified Active Portfolio account on March 21, 2025.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Mark Towne in Firm LPL Financial LLC

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Mark Towne (Towne), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Towne 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 $41,000.00 on April 09, 2025.

Reg BI – The client’s alleges the advisor did not act in the client’s best interest when recommending two positions in 2015 that did not perform well and should have kept the client apprised of the investments’ performance.

Broker Vincent Bailey in Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

May 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

Previously financial advisor Vincent Bailey (Bailey), previously employed by brokerage firm Berthel, Fisher & Company Financial Services, INC. has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. 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 pending customer complaint on April 07, 2025.

The claimant alleges that the Firm and representative failed to make a suitable recommendation and over-concentrated claimant’s account in alternative investments and private placements in 2014 & 2015. The claimant further allege that the Firm and representative misrepresented the investments and induced the claimant to retain the investment and cause him to suffer a loss.