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Broker Shawn Nelson in LPL Financial LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Shawn Nelson (Nelson), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Nelson 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 $24,049.00 on January 26, 2022.

Customer alleged that instruction to liquidate account was not immediately followed, resulting in value of account after full liquidation being lower than it should have been if it had been immediately liquidated. Customer requested reimbursement for the difference in value. Activity period – 12/17/21 to 1/26/22

Broker Sean Waggoner in Cetera Advisor Networks LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on February 01, 2022.

PARTICIPANTS in a 401K Plan allege that between 2009 and 2022, representative recommended costly investments to the detriment of the 401K Plan. Participants also allege that representative was not registered in the proper state to provide investment advice to the 401K Plan.

Broker Michael Chandler in LPL Financial LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Chandler (Chandler), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Chandler 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 27, 2022.

Poor recommendation and over-concentration of an illiquid investment without conducting reasonable due diligence

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker David Carbiener in Firm Steward Partners Investment Solutions, LLC

December 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker David Carbiener (Carbiener), currently associated with Steward Partners Investment Solutions, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Carbiener 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 $7,580.00 on January 29, 2022.

Client alleges the Advisor failed to execute a mutual fund exchange upon request. The Firm found no evidentiary support. While denying the allegations, the Firm decided to settle the matter.

Broker Kevin Polheber in Osaic Wealth, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kevin Polheber (Polheber), currently associated with Osaic Wealth, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Polheber 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 $50,000.00 on January 31, 2022.

Misrepresentation and Omission, Breach of Fiduciary Duty

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Mark Bushkin in Firm Cetera Wealth Services, LLC

December 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Mark Bushkin (Bushkin), currently associated with Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Bushkin 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 31, 2022.

Customers alleged the representative determined in what to invest and did not obtain their approval prior to investing.

Broker William Mielke in Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker William Mielke (Mielke), currently associated with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Mielke concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on January 27, 2022.

Customer alleges unauthorized trading and churning. Timeframe 2014 – 2021.

Broker Barbara Ralston in Kovack Securities INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

Currently financial advisor Barbara Ralston (Ralston), currently employed by brokerage firm Kovack Securities 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 settled customer complaint with a damage request of $35,000.00 on January 31, 2022.

Claimant expressed his dissatisfaction related to REIT purchase made approximately seven years ago by a Representative supervised by Ms. Ralston. Arbitration filed claims unsuitability and misrepresentation regarding the REITs.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Ammie Mareez De Los Reyes in Firm Nylife Securities LLC

December 24, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on February 07, 2022.

Customer alleges the Fixed Annuity policy she purchased in February 2021 contains a longer surrender charge period than was originally understood and the information represented on her Client Profile is not accurate.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Dominick Profaci in Firm Edward Jones

December 24, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on March 22, 2022.

The clients allege it was not in their best interest when the financial advisor had them sell a CD with penalties and move to a fixed income/equity portfolio.