Vanderbilt Securities

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Joseph Johnson in Firm Vanderbilt Securities, LLC

September 8, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Joseph Johnson (Johnson), currently associated with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Johnson concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $300,000.00 on May 01, 2023.

Client claims unsuitable and excessive trading in brokerage account for the period of 2011-2022.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Ian Geeves in Firm Vanderbilt Securities, LLC

August 21, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ian Geeves (Geeves), previously associated with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include one customer complaint, one regulatory event, alleging that Geeves 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 $400,000.00 on July 15, 2025.

Customer alleges Advisor and Broker-Dealer/IA breached contract and covenant of good faith/fair dealing, breached fiduciary duty, and committed fraud while handling life insurance proceeds.

Broker Fariba Madison in Vanderbilt Securities, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

August 17, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Fariba Madison (Madison), currently associated with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Madison 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 $358,000.00 on June 09, 2025.

Customer alleges that an investment recommendation was unsuitable and misleading.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Krikor Demirjian in Firm Vanderbilt Securities, LLC

July 28, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Krikor Demirjian (Demirjian), currently associated with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Demirjian 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 $2,500,000.00 on April 28, 2025.

Customer alleges that an investment recommendation was unsuitable and misleading.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Jeffrey Gitterman in Firm Vanderbilt Securities, LLC

July 9, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jeffrey Gitterman (Gitterman), currently associated with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Gitterman 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 September 11, 2023.

Client claims misleading investment advice and failure to conduct reasonable due diligence in regards to the client’s investment in GPB Holdings II

Broker Michael Citron in Vanderbilt Securities, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

July 1, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Citron (Citron), currently associated with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Citron 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 October 31, 2023.

Client alleges FA improperly followed client’s spouse’s instructions to withdraw funds from client’s individual account when spouse was not authorized to give such.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Krikor Demirjian in Firm Vanderbilt Securities, LLC

June 10, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Krikor Demirjian (Demirjian), currently associated with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Demirjian 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 $5,000.00 on January 03, 2024.

Customer alleges that an investment recommendation was unsuitable.

Broker Janet Doherty in Vanderbilt Securities, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 8, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Janet Doherty (Doherty), currently associated with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Doherty 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 January 11, 2024.

Customer alleges unauthorized transfer of funds from fixed annuities to a variable annuity.

Broker Diana Palmieri in Vanderbilt Securities, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

June 4, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

Currently financial advisor Diana Palmieri (Palmieri), currently employed by brokerage firm Vanderbilt Securities, 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 with a damage request of $99,999.00 on February 08, 2024.

Clients claim investments into the non-traded REITS & BDCs between 2014-2019 were unsuitable and illiquid investments

Broker Eric Bilitz in Vanderbilt Securities, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

May 29, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Eric Bilitz (Bilitz), currently associated with Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Bilitz 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 $8,489.81 on March 08, 2024.

The client alleged the recommendation and sale of the RiverSource Multi-Index Universal Insurance Policy by the advisor was unsuitable based on her needs and resources in June 2023 and he misrepresented the purchase of a new AIG SunAmerica Variable Annuity as a continuation of her deceased husband’s annuity in August 2023.