Merrill Lynch

Broker Kavi Fulena in Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 18, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kavi Fulena (Fulena), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Fulena recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on May 27, 2022.

The customer alleges unsuitable investment recommendation in September 2020, misrepresentation and failure to follow instructions to move money out of the market at a certain threshold.

Broker William Meinel in Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 18, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker William Meinel (Meinel), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Meinel 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 May 24, 2022.

The client alleges that a misrepresentation was made in May of 2015.

Broker Justin Myers in Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Justin Myers (Myers), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Myers recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on June 07, 2022.

The customer alleges that a misrepresentation was made regarding the amount to be received upon maturity date

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Kent Scholten in Firm Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

November 15, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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.

Broker Cynthia Keverian in Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 12, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Cynthia Keverian (Keverian), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Keverian recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on July 14, 2022.

The customer alleges misrepresentation in July of 2022.

Broker Bikram Mehta in Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 12, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Bikram Mehta (Mehta), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Mehta recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on July 12, 2022.

The customer alleges the unauthorized purchase of stocks and failure to follow instructions in January/February 2022.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Bradley Kitchener in Firm Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

November 12, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Bradley Kitchener (Kitchener), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Kitchener recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on July 15, 2022.

The customer alleges failure to follow instructions from February of 2022 until July of 2022.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Justin Gillham in Firm Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

November 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating BrokerCheck records reports that Broker Justin Gillham (Gillham), currently employed by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Gillham’s most recent customer complaint alleges that Gillham recommended unsuitable investments in structured products and makes allegations concerning misconduct relating to the handling of the customer’s accounts.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $1,050,000.00 on July 20, 2022.

The customer alleges that a misrepresentation was made regarding the purchase of a structured note in June of 2021.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Michael Mattes in Firm Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

November 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Mattes (Mattes), previously associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Mattes 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 $556,566.58 on July 27, 2022.

The customer alleges that a line of credit was unsuitable for his investment objectives. He also alleges failure to disclose material facts and unauthorized transfers from April of 2016 until April of 2019.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Todd Hilinski in Firm Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

November 9, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Todd Hilinski (Hilinski), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Hilinski recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on August 12, 2022.

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