Previously financial advisor Rodney Dabbondanza (Dabbondanza), previously employed by brokerage firm Coastal Equities, 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 $50,000.00 on March 20, 2024.
Client alleges that Financial Professional misrepresented the risks associated with REITS and BDCs and that the investments were unsuitable. Activity occurred September 2011 to November 2014.