Author: Jeff Erez
In October 2019, a former client of Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $330,000 for investment losses sustained. FINRA found that the former Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating Sagepoint Financial, Inc. broker Christopher Rice (CRD# 3222439) regarding unsuitable investment recommendations and overconcentration in customer accounts. Rice has been registered with Sagepoint Financial, Inc. in Greensboro, North Carolina since 2005. Prior to then, Rice … Continue reading
Were you the victim of former Wells Fargo broker Ramon Herrera (CRD# 6021170)? Herrera was registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC in Jersey City, New Jersey from 2012 to 2018. In October 2019, the New Jersey Bureau of Securities … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. broker Steven Yellen (CRD# 1281663) regarding unauthorized trading. Yellen was registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in El Paso, Texas from 2016 to 2018, when he was terminated regarding, “Registered … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating MML Investors Services, LLC broker Leon Almeida (CRD# 5645472) regarding variable annuity investment losses. Almeida has been registered with MML Investors Services, LLC in Paramus, New Jersey since 2017. Previously, Almeida was registered with MSI … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating California broker Kurt Jackson (CRD# 2913769) regarding high risk energy sector losses. Jackson has been registered with Commonwealth Financial Network in San Luis Obispo, California since 2015. Jackson was registered with NFP Advisor Services, LLC … Continue reading
Kalos Capital, Inc. broker Joshua Stivers (CRD# 5708565) is accused of unsuitable investment recommendations. Stivers has been registered with Kalos Capital, Inc. in Austin, Texas since 2017. Previously, Stivers was registered with G.F. Investment Services, LLC in Austin, Texas from … Continue reading
Did you lose money investing with Cabot Lodge Securities LLC broker Robert Russel Tweed (CRD# 2339324), aka Rusty Tweed? Tweed has been registered with Cabot Lodge Securities LLC in San Marino, California since October 2015. Previously, Tweed was registered with … Continue reading
Former Summit Equities, Inc. broker Thomas Stappas (CRD# 855198) was barred by FINRA for selling away. Stappas was registered with Summit Equities, Inc. in Parsippany, New Jersey from 1993 to 2018, when he was terminated regarding, “Engaging in an outside … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC broker Stephen Kelbick (CRD# 1429133) regarding discretionary trading in customer accounts. Kelbick was registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC in Villanova, Pennsylvania from 2013 to 2017, when he … Continue reading