Articles Tagged with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker James Davis (Davis), previously associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Davis recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on June 11, 2025.

Customer alleges that, in or around November 2020, the representative positioned a variable universal life insurance policy as a tax-free alternative to an investment account and did not adequately explain when the policy would be issued or the premiums associated with insurance.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Richard Wick (Wick), previously associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Wick 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 $111,584.00 on June 04, 2025.

Customer alleged that in or around February 2022, the Representative, in the sale of a variable universal life insurance policy, did not adequately explain how the policy worked and made untrue statements about the policy. Customer also alleged that after the policy was in place, the Representative misrepresented the policy’s value.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Richard Wick (Wick), previously associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Wick 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 $83,000.00 on May 01, 2025.

The customer purchased four life insurance policies in or around October 2021, which included three variable universal life insurance policies. The customer alleges the Representative misrepresented the policies’ terms and the impact of loans on the policies; did not inform the customer of fees associated with the policies; and offered to reimburse the customer personally.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Raymond Brown (Brown), previously associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Brown 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 $121,499.00 on May 15, 2025.

Customers allege that in or around September 2023, the Representative misrepresented life insurance policies, including a variable universal life policy, as flexible, liquid investment vehicles with tax-free growth and that any money paid in could be accessed. Customers allege the Representative did not disclose the insurance nature of the products; costs; liquidity limitations; and the restrictions and consequences of altering or stopping contributions (premium payments).

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Terrance Meyer (Meyer), currently associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Meyer 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 $33,000.00 on September 15, 2023.

Customer alleged two variable life insurance policies were not fully explained and alleged breach of fiduciary duty.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Aaron Stark (Stark), currently associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Stark 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 $15,468.67 on October 17, 2023.

Customers allege that in or around December 2022, the Representative misled them when he recommended that they roll over their retirement accounts to Northwestern Mutual brokerage and advisory accounts and sold non-variable whole life insurance policies as investments. Customers feel their accounts have underperformed compared to their previous accounts.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Darcie Goins (Goins), previously associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Goins 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 $170,000.00 on October 18, 2023.

The claimant alleges that in 2015 the representative sold high-commission, complex, risky, illiquid alternative investments which were unsuitable and misrepresented to him. The client further alleges that the representative and Firm failed to conduct adequate due diligence.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Kevin Regan (Regan), currently associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Regan 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 $305,000.00 on October 30, 2023.

Customers, first and second successor trustees of a charitable remainder trust, allege that the Representative failed to invest the trust’s funds in managed advisory accounts according to the trust provisions, and failed to advise customers of same. Customers also allege that their personal assets were not invested in accordance with their risk tolerance or circumstances. The Representative denies the allegations.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Joshua Puccini (Puccini), currently associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Puccini 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 November 20, 2023.

Complainant alleges that on the advice of her representatives, she sold securities at her E*Trade account resulting in tax implications.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Hanna Grichanik (Grichanik), currently associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Grichanik 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 November 20, 2023.

Complainant alleges that on the advice of her representatives, she sold securities at her E*Trade account resulting in tax implications.

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