Articles Tagged with Independent Financial Group

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kirk Badii (Badii), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Badii 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 $2,730,000.00 on October 17, 2025.

Statement of claim alleges dissatisfaction with the management of the Claimant’s investment and loan accounts.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jerry Tuma (Tuma), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Tuma 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 $200,000.00 on January 21, 2022.

Claims investment was not suitable and was not in line with stated objectives.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kyle Kirwan (Kirwan), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Kirwan 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 $334,000.00 on January 31, 2022.

Breach of Fiduciary duty, over concentration in high risk securities.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kenneth Beber (Beber), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Beber 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 February 14, 2022.

Alleges investment was not in line with client’s stated objectives.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kendall Groom (Groom), previously associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Groom 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 $90,000.00 on February 14, 2022.

Client alleges their registered representative made unsuitable recommendations.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Walter Howard (Howard), previously associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Howard 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 $300,000.00 on March 17, 2022.

Customers claim they were overconcentrated in illiquid investments.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 08, 2022.

Breach of fiduciary duty, suitability, Securities Act, common law fraud and common law negligence, violation of FINRA Rule 2210, violation of FINRA rules 2010, IM-2310-2, and 2020, fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions, and breach of contract

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Gary Benson (Benson), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Benson 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 $200,000.00 on October 13, 2022.

Claimant alleges product was not suitable

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Theodore Kourpas (Kourpas) 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 Kourpas was employed by Independent Financial Group, LLC at the time of the activity.  If you have been a victim of Kourpas’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $3,450,000.00 on September 11, 2025.

Respondents’ misrepresentations, omissions, unsuitable recommendation, selling away violations and Claimant suffered significant losses.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Brian Zimmerman (Zimmerman), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Zimmerman 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 $125,000.00 on September 12, 2025.

Claimant wasn’t explained the risk of such investment therefore, and Claimant has been decimated by the losses sustained by Respondent’s investment recommendations.

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