Articles Tagged with Independent Financial Group

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Matthew Hurley (Hurley), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Hurley 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 $206,000.00 on December 11, 2025.

Alleges that investments were highly risky, foreign, concentrated and not suitable, resulting in losses.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Stewart Ginn (Ginn), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Ginn 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 $213,142.00 on December 24, 2025.

Alleges accounts were subjected to high management fees, margin charges and commissions that were not suitable/appropriate and that resulted in losses.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ben Putman (Putman), previously associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Putman 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 $52,000.00 on August 06, 2021.

ALLEGE INVESTMENT WAS NOT SUITABLE

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Chad Schiel (Schiel), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Schiel 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 $150,000.00 on September 01, 2021.

Allege investments were not suitable and that there was an overconcentration of illiquid products.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Marcus Henderson (Henderson), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Henderson 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 September 02, 2021.

Customer alleges that representative gave poor advice with regard to the withdrawal, and subsequent exchange, from a Variable Life Policy to a Universal Life Policy resulting in a tax liability.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Franklin Lara (Lara), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Lara 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 $469,130.00 on October 06, 2021.

Allege investments were not suitable and were not in line with clients stated objectives.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker James Petrizzo (Petrizzo), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least 3 disclosable events. These events include one customer complaint, 2 regulatory events, alleging that Petrizzo recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint on October 07, 2021.

On July 7, 2021, the Representative’s former broker-dealer agency filed on his behalf a non-resident insurance agent application that was submitted to the Wisconsin Commissioner of Insurance (COI). Per an Administrative Action, on October 7, 2021 the Wisconsin COI denied the application on the basis that (i) it was not completed in full, and (ii) a COI request for information was not responded to in a timely manner.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Robert Turley (Turley), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Turley 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 $76,700.00 on October 25, 2021.

Allege investment was not suitable

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jung Lee (Lee), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Lee 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 $150,000.00 on November 12, 2021.

Allege investments were not suitable and were not in line with client’s investment objectives.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Dale Norton (Norton), previously associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Norton 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 December 01, 2021.

Allege investment was not suitable and was not in line with clients’ investment objectives.

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