Articles Tagged with Ameriprise Financial Services

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Richard Gill (Gill), previously associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Gill 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 $11,709.00 on July 12, 2021.

The client alleged her advisor(s) recommended she purchase and remain invested in an unsuitable real estate investment trust (REIT) from 2007 to the present.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on July 15, 2021.

The client alleges the RR did not explain the contract fees for a variable annuity sold in 2020.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jamie Chambers (Chambers), currently associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Chambers 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 $15,000.00 on July 23, 2021.

Claimant alleges that, in 2012, she was recommended and invested $25,000 in an unsuitable REIT, Cary Watermark Investors, Inc. n/k/a Watermark Lodging Trust.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Cedric Powell (Powell), previously associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Powell 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 $5,000.00 on July 28, 2021.

Customers are alleging representative misappropriated funds from their mutual fund account to pay premiums on policies the customers were not aware existed.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Bruggemann (Bruggemann), currently associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Bruggemann 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 $180,000.00 on August 05, 2021.

Claimants allege the representative recommended investments that were unsuitable.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on August 04, 2021.

The client alleged equity security sell trades in December 2020 were executed without her authorization.

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Previously financial advisor Keith Chandler (Chandler), previously employed by brokerage firm Ameriprise 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 settled customer complaint with a damage request of $203,000.00 on September 20, 2021.

Claimant alleges that she was recommended to invest in unsuitable and risky privately traded BDCs, FSKR and FSEP.

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Currently financial advisor Jason Garofalo (Garofalo), currently employed by brokerage firm Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC 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 $150,000.00 on November 05, 2021.

Claimant alleges that she was recommended unsuitable investment positions including Inventrust and Hospitality Investor’s Trust REITs.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on November 12, 2021.

Claimant alleges that Respondents failed to timely or appropriately update the beneficiaries on her ex-husband’s accounts in 2013.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kevin Nanthrup (Nanthrup), currently associated with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Nanthrup 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 $23,291.10 on November 16, 2021.

The client alleged her advisor did not follow her instructions regarding how a variable annuity purchase was to be funded in July 2020.

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