Author: Jeff Erez
Erez Law is currently investigating former Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated broker Tyler Delahunt (CRD# 4419594) regarding selling away of private securities investments not approved by his member firm. Delahunt was registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & … Continue reading
In March 2021, clients of UBS Financial Services Inc. won an award in a FINRA arbitration for $1,044,242 in compensatory damages, plus 4% per annum interest until paid in full and a $600 non-refundable portion of the filing fee, for … Continue reading
Did you lose money investing with former UBS Financial Services Inc. broker Ricardo Armijo (CRD# 2694904)? Armijo has been registered with Raymond James & Associates, Inc. in Birmingham, Michigan since 2019. Previously, Armijo was registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. … Continue reading
In January 2021, FINRA fined VALIC Financial Advisors $1.75 million regarding variable annuity exchanges. According to FINRA’s Letter of Acceptance Waiver, and Consent (AWC), from October 2011 through December 2014, VALIC Financial Advisors failed to establish, maintain and enforce a … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating Morgan Stanley broker Martin Speyer (CRD# 432002) regarding unsuitable investment options. Speyer has been registered with Morgan Stanley in Beverly Hills, California since 2009. Speyer has been the subject of nine customer complaints between 1989 … Continue reading
Were you the victim of Merrill Lynch broker Thomas Moore (CRD# 2526192)? Moore has been registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in New York, New York since 2006. Moore has been the subject of five customer complaints … Continue reading
Were you the victim of former LPL Financial LLC broker Rhett Bedwell (CRD# 5664392), who is alleged to recommend his clients invest in what was found to be a Ponzi-like scheme? He was registered with LPL Financial LLC in Rogers, … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated broker Rowad Alame (CRD# 5376696) regarding selling away. Alame was registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in Raleigh, North Carolina from 2016 to 2019, … Continue reading
Former Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. broker Michael Francoeur (CRD# 5534184) was terminated for selling away. Francoeur was registered with Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. in Somersworth, New Hampshire from 2012 to 2020, when he was terminated regarding, “Registered Representative assisted client … Continue reading
In February 2021, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ordered Triad Advisors to pay a $150,000 fine for not adequately supervising both short-term trades involving Class A shares of mutual funds and variable annuity exchanges, as well as not making timely … Continue reading