According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kent Scholten (Scholten), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Scholten recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on June 14, 2022.
The customer alleges failure to follow instructions from February 2022 until April 2022.
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