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Broker Allan Snider in Oppenheimer & CO. INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 12, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Allan Snider (Snider), previously associated with Oppenheimer & CO. INC., has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Snider 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 with a damage request of $400,000.00 on January 06, 2022.

Claimant alleged unsuitable investments, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, breach of contract, misrepresentations, over-concentration, excessive trading and unauthorized trading. Not specified, but account open 2011-2021

Broker George Kontos in Tiaa-cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on January 20, 2022.

Financial Advisors providing advice to retail investors are required to adhere to the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). Reg BI applies a ‘best interest’ standard for broker-dealers and their associated people. This Reg BI standard of care applies to registered representatives making recommendations to customers in the purchase, sale, or exchange of securities or the implementation of investment strategies involving securities and non-securities. The rule also applies to the handling of opening accounts such as account transfers and types of accounts being recommended to be opened. This standard applies when brokers make recommendations to retail customer for any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities, including recommendations of types of accounts.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Mark Payne in Firm Morgan Stanley

December 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Mark Payne (Payne), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Payne 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 $15,531,642.00 on January 19, 2022.

Client alleged FA made misrepresentations and unsuitable recommendations related to options trading strategy. 2018 to 2021

Broker Felipe Zegarra in UBS Financial Services INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on January 18, 2022.

Client alleges he lost money due to advisor not placing trades on the day he requested by phone. The activity occurred between January 13, 2022 and January 18, 2022.

Broker David Lopez in Equitable Advisors, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on January 14, 2022.

Client alleges the RR misrepresented the tax implications of surrendering their annuity in 2019.

Broker David Warshaw in American Portfolios Financial Services, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker David Warshaw (Warshaw), previously associated with American Portfolios Financial Services, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Warshaw 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 $68,221.00 on January 17, 2022.

The trustee alleges unauthorized distributions occurred from the trust without her permission.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Airung Liu in Firm Osaic Wealth, INC.

December 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Airung Liu (Liu), currently associated with Osaic Wealth, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Liu 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 14, 2022.

The Statement of Claim alleges the financial professional recommended an investment that was not suitable for the Claimant.

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

December 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Wagner (Wagner), currently associated with Morgan Stanley, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Wagner 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 $15,531,642.00 on January 19, 2022.

Client alleged FA employed unsuitable options investment strategy.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Carlos Ingram in Firm Silver Oak Securities, Incorporated

December 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Carlos Ingram (Ingram), previously associated with Silver Oak Securities, Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Ingram 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 $149,828.17 on January 18, 2022.

Unauthorized liquidation of [REDACTED] individual brokerage account in January 2016.

Broker Barry Gilrane in LPL Enterprise, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

December 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Barry Gilrane (Gilrane), currently associated with LPL Enterprise, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Gilrane 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 $400,000.00 on January 21, 2022.

Client alleges the rep recruited him for employment at his prior firm and omitted material facts concerning the opportunity and made representations that were false and misleading.