Articles Tagged with MML Investors Services

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Robert Dunbar (Dunbar), previously associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Dunbar 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 $2,528,328.00 on June 10, 2020.

Customer alleges that RR Dunbar misrepresented and/or omittedĀ  material facts relating to the sale of a life insurance policy.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Harrison Nathan (Nathan), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Nathan 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 $200,000.00 on January 21, 2021.

The complainant alleges that beginning in or around 2012, his portfolio was churned when inappropriate transactions were made in an effort to maximize the rep’s commissions at his expense.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Dinesh Saxena (Saxena), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Saxena 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 January 21, 2026.

The claimant alleges the variable annuity he purchased in February 2014 was mispresented and is unsuitable, highly risky, and speculative.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kenneth Conway (Conway), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Conway 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 $14,000.00 on September 30, 2020.

It is alleged that the rep was involved in a matter where it was recommended that the customer purchase alternative investments in or around 2015, which were misrepresented as being conservative investments and were unsuitable.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on October 09, 2020.

The complainant alleges his signature was forged multiple times, without his knowledge or consent on an application for a variable annuity, which was issued on May 31, 2017.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker John Murphy (Murphy), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Murphy 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 $100,000.00 on October 28, 2020.

The customer alleged that the representative made unsuitable investment recommendations and misrepresented and omitted material information regarding the investment risk and commissions charged; beginning in and around November of 2014.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Alisha Bush (Bush), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Bush 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 $7,711.83 on November 24, 2020.

Customers alleged that the representative misled them as to the length of the annuity contract’s surrender period, made changes to the application without consent, and omitted their rights under the free look period when soliciting the sale in and around April of 2020.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jeffrey Zelka (Zelka), previously associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Zelka 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 $38,000.00 on February 24, 2021.

Unsuitability, misrepresentation/omission

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Matthew Martinez (Martinez), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Martinez 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 $200,000.00 on April 05, 2021.

Customers allege that representative failed to make suitable recommendations by recommending REITS on 4/29/2015.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on December 12, 2025.

Beginning in or around 2011, the Claimants allege that the rep failed to advise the owner to activate the GMIB rider on his VA, in which the Respondent had placed all of his retirement savings. As a result, the owner unknowingly lost the right to receive a guaranteed annual income of at least $30,000. Instead, the rep advised the owner to close the VA and open a money market, which has a depleting value.

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