Articles Tagged with LPL Financial LLC

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Parrinello (Parrinello), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Parrinello 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 $13,887.71 on February 15, 2021.

The customer alleges misrepresentation of the risk factors and sales charge in regards to the purchase of a mutual fund.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on February 10, 2021.

Customer alleges that she did not authorize the sale of apple shares on April 2, 2020, and that other investments were unsuitable. Customer seeks return of mismanaged funds. Activity dates:  4/2/20 to 1/18/21.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Paul Peeler (Peeler), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Peeler 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 $40,000.00 on May 16, 2025.

Customer verbally alleged misrepresentation of annuity feature 8/15/2024-4/9/2025

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker David Mccain (Mccain), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Mccain 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 $2,000,000.00 on December 16, 2025.

Customer alleges that the representative failed to provide information and requested statements for her account(s).

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jill Singer (Singer), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Singer 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 $16,942.00 on December 28, 2025.

Customer alleges that not all terms of annuity were properly disclosed.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Samuel Shepherd (Shepherd), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Shepherd 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 $1,400,000.00 on January 05, 2026.

Customer alleges the representative did not act in the best interest of the retail customer by recommending an unsuitable securities investment for the customer’s investment objectives between March 2022 through November 2022

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on January 02, 2026.

Customers allege misrepresentations and failure to exercise reasonable care regarding indexed universal life insurance policy in late 2020 or early 2021.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Robert Shepherd (Shepherd), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Shepherd 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 $1,400,000.00 on January 05, 2026.

Customer alleges the representative did not act in the best interest of the retail customer by recommending an unsuitable securities investment for the customer’s investment objectives between March 2022 through November 2022

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on February 19, 2021.

The clients allege the investments they purchased in 2013-2019 were unsuitable, illiquid, and misrepresented to them by the representative. Additionally, the clients allege the firm failed to supervise the actions of the representative and to conduct adequate due diligence.

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Currently financial advisor Cole Conrad (Conrad), currently employed by brokerage firm LPL Financial LLC has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. According to a BrokerCheck reports most of the recent customer complaints concern either corporate debt securities or alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like business development companies (BDCs), non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), oil & gas programs, annuities, and private placements.  The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have represented hundreds of investors who suffered losses caused by these types of high risk, low reward products.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on March 01, 2021.

The complainant alleges that the REITs that were sold to him beginning in or around 2014 were unsuitable for his conservative portfolio.

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