Articles Tagged with MML Investors Services

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on March 08, 2023.

Client alleged that RR made unsuitable recommendations to invest in a variable annuity and certain other securities on or about March 2, 2022 and March 15, 2022.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 06, 2023.

The complainant alleges that his registered representative, on or around October 2015, provided an unsuitable and misrepresented investment recommendation, in which he sustained a monetary loss.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 17, 2023.

The complainant alleges that his registered representative sold stock, without his authorization, in or around, May 2022, and as a result, has incurred a tax liability. The complainant also states that he was sold life insurance he did not need, and he paid fees for financial planning, that were not justified for the services provided.

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 17, 2023.

The complainant alleges that beginning in 2022, quarterly tax estimates weren’t made related to a distribution, and stock was sold from his account without his authorization, which has put him in a higher tax bracket and has caused him financial harm.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Christopher Burch (Burch), previously associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Burch 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 $361,136.00 on April 28, 2023.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Charles Dowds (Dowds), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Dowds 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 $5,000.00 on May 05, 2023.

The customer alleged that their variable life insurance policy was misrepresented by the representatives in terms of subaccount returns and premiums being sufficient to fund the policy and the subaccounts being invested into the agreed upon asset allocations throughout the policy’s administration which began in 1999.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Matthew Rittenhouse (Rittenhouse), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Rittenhouse 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 $5,001.01 on July 15, 2025.

The complainants allege several violations beginning in/and around February 2021, that the registered representative engaged in pervasive and high-pressure advisory and investment sales practices, including misrepresentations and failure to provide material disclosures, to the Plan and its participants.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Vincenzo Garganese (Garganese), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Garganese 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 $5,001.00 on July 15, 2025.

The complainants allege several violations beginning in/and around February 2021, that the registered representative engaged in pervasive and high-pressure advisory and investment sales practices, including misrepresentations and failure to provide material disclosures, to the Plan and its participants.

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Sunnie Lee (Lee), currently associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Lee 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 $6,865.73 on July 28, 2025.

The complainant alleges that in 2019, the producer persuaded her to replace her variable universal life policy with a whole life policy without any explanation of the surrender charges, causing her financial harm

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Neil Nissen (Nissen), previously associated with MML Investors Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Nissen 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 $800,000.00 on September 16, 2022.

The complainants allege that in July 2022, the rep misrepresented two whole life insurance policies and forged their names on the related documents. They are seeking a return of the premiums paid.

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