Innovation Partners LLC

Broker Julian Rodriguez in Innovation Partners LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

September 10, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Julian Rodriguez (Rodriguez), currently associated with Innovation Partners LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Rodriguez 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 $35,555.00 on April 13, 2023.

In the financial industry advisors must meet the requirements of the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) in providing investment advice and services. Reg BI established a ‘best interest’ standard for brokerage firms and registered representatives. This standard applies when brokers make recommendations to retail customer for any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities, including recommendations of types of accounts. This standard applies when brokers make recommendations to retail customer for any securities transaction or investment strategy involving securities, including recommendations of types of accounts.

Broker David Karin in Innovation Partners LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

August 21, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker David Karin (Karin), currently associated with Innovation Partners LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Karin 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 $150,000.00 on July 29, 2025.

Unsuitable sale of GWG Holdings, Inc. L bonds in 2020

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker David Reo in Firm Innovation Partners LLC

August 20, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker David Reo (Reo), previously associated with Innovation Partners LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Reo 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 $350,000.00 on September 14, 2022.

Client wanted income investment, showed them variety of choices, bonds, UIT, Direct Investment

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker William Duffy in Firm Innovation Partners LLC

August 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker William Duffy (Duffy), previously associated with Innovation Partners LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Duffy 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 $400,000.00 on June 24, 2025.

Breach of fiduciary duty; negligence and negligent misrepresentation; breach of contract; overconcentration; failure to supervise; Violation of Regulation Best Interest

Broker William Duffy in Innovation Partners LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

July 31, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker William Duffy (Duffy), previously associated with Innovation Partners LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Duffy 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 $400,000.00 on June 24, 2025.

Breach of fiduciary duty; negligence and negligent misrepresentation; breach of contract; overconcentration; failure to supervise; Violation of Regulation Best Interest

Broker Mary Joanne Petretto in Innovation Partners LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on December 26, 2023.

Brokers are required to adhere to the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) standard of care under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which establishes a ‘best interest’ standard for broker-dealers and associated persons. This Reg BI standard of care applies to registered representatives making recommendations to customers in the purchase, sale, or exchange of securities or the implementation of investment strategies involving securities and non-securities. The rule also applies to the handling of opening accounts such as account transfers and types of accounts being recommended to be opened. Reg BI is drawn from fiduciary principles that include an obligation to act in the retail investor’s best interest and the broker is prohibited from placing their own interests ahead of the investor’s interest.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Scott Olson in Firm Innovation Partners LLC

May 23, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Scott Olson (Olson), currently associated with Innovation Partners LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Olson 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 $500,000.00 on March 29, 2024.

Allege investments were not suitable and were not in line with his stated investment objectives and risk tolerance.

Broker Harrison Chang in Innovation Partners LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

May 14, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Harrison Chang (Chang), currently associated with Innovation Partners LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Chang 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 $388,000.00 on April 14, 2025.

Customer alleges that an investment recommendation was unsuitable and misleading

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Harrison Chang in Firm Innovation Partners LLC

May 8, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Harrison Chang (Chang), currently associated with Innovation Partners LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Chang 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 $550,000.00 on April 29, 2024.

Customer alleges that investment recommendation was unsuitable and misleading. Date of activity from June 2018 to April 2020.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker William Duffy in Firm Innovation Partners LLC

March 29, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker William Duffy (Duffy), previously associated with Innovation Partners LLC, has at least 5 disclosable events. These events include 5 customer complaints, alleging that Duffy recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on January 23, 2025.

Violations of Federal Securities Laws, fraud in offer or sale of securities, fraud in connection with the purchase of sale of securities, Violations of California Securities Laws, unsuitable recommendations, misrepresentations and omissions of material fact, California Unfair, Unlawful and Fraudulent Business Practices, Violation of California’s Financial Elder Abuse Law, Violation of Washington’s Securities Act, Violation of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, Violation of the Colorado Securities Act, Violation of Colorado Consumer Protection Act, Breach of Contract, Common Law Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Negligence and Gross Negligence, 12/2019