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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Karen Schmidt (Schmidt), currently associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Schmidt 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 March 11, 2024.
Customers allege that in or around May 2018, the Representative sold them unsuitable non-variable life insurance policies and a fixed annuity, and that the Representative did not inform them of the illiquid nature of the annuity. Customers also allege that the representative initiated a transfer from a brokerage account without their knowledge to fund the fixed annuity.