Articles Tagged with Independent Financial Group

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker John Dixon (Dixon), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Dixon 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 $250,000.00 on November 08, 2022.

Misrepresentation and Suitability. 3/21/2008 thru 9/27/2021

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Cynthia Couyoumjian (Couyoumjian), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Couyoumjian 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 $136,900.00 on February 06, 2023.

Allege investment was not suitable.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Armando Roman (Roman), previously associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Roman 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 06, 2023.

Alleges investment was not suitable. See response to #24, below for additional information

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Marna Hart (Hart), previously associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Hart 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 February 06, 2023.

Allege investment was not suitable. See #24 below for additional information.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Lawrence Napolitano (Napolitano), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Napolitano 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, 2023.

Various and non-various breach of fiduciary duty.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jammie Avila (Avila), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Avila 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, 2023.

Various and non-various breach of fiduciary duty.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Leticia Hewko (Hewko), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Hewko 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 $100,000.00 on July 07, 2025.

Clients claim their investments were not suitable and they were unaware of the risk

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on September 21, 2022.

GWG filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a debtor in possession in April 2022. Claimant files this claim against Arque for a number of causes of action including but not limited to breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and violation of various state securities laws and FINRA rules. Respondent denies all allegations in their entirety.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Matthew Scanlon (Scanlon), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Scanlon 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 $230,000.00 on January 22, 2024.

Arque Capital and Matthew Scanlon conduct breached its fiduciary duty to the Claimants by making material misrepresentations and omissions and selling highly speculative unsuitable investments in large concentrations.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Andrew Baker (Baker), currently associated with Independent Financial Group, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Baker 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 $50,000.00 on May 28, 2025.

Allege that investment was in a risky, privately traded REIT which was not suitable for a portion of his retirement savings

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