Author: Jeff Erez
Erez Law is currently investigating former Morgan Stanley financial advisor Stewart Malloy (CRD# 1029931) regarding unsuitable investment recommendations. Malloy was registered with Morgan Stanley in Riverhead, New York from 2009 to 2015. In January 2019, FINRA barred Malloy after he … Continue reading
Did you suffer losses due to investments with former Aegis Capital Corp. financial advisor Michael Venturino (CRD# 5872439)? Previously, Venturino was registered with Trident Partners Ltd. in Woodbury, New York from July 2017 to April 2018 and with Aegis Capital … Continue reading
Were you the victim of barred financial advisor Phillip Johnson (CRD# 501352)? Johnson was registered with D.H. Hill Securities, Lllp in Kingwood, Texas from April 2016 to December 2017 and with Suntrust Investment Services, Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee from 2003 … Continue reading
Former Merrill Lynch financial advisor D Membla (CRD# 4357042) is accused of excessive trading and unsuitable investment recommendations. Membla was registered with Merrill Lynch in Chicago, Illinois from 2001 to 2016, when he was terminated regarding, “Conduct including circumventing Firm … Continue reading
There are options for customers of Cetera Advisors LLC financial advisor Donna Hines (CRD# 4275524). Hines has been registered with Cetera Advisors LLC in Weston, West Virginia since 2013. Hines has been the subject of four customer complaints between 2015 … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Morgan Stanley financial advisor Mohamed Yassin (CRD# 1673281) regarding investment losses due to excessive trading. Yassin was registered with National Securities Corporation in Westbury, New York from September 2017 to July 2018. Previously, Yassin … Continue reading
Were you the victim of former Alexander Capital, L.P. financial advisor Michael Castillero (CRD# 4583917)? Castillero was registered with Windsor Street Capital, LP in New York, New York from June to October 2017 and previously with Alexander Capital, L.P. in … Continue reading
Did you lose money investing in UBS Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES strategy)? The UBS Yield Enhancement Strategy was marketed as an options strategy that was promoted as a safe way to provide investors with additional income. However, this was not … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Morgan Stanley financial advisor James Mewhinney III (CRD# 857321) regarding excessive and unsuitable closed end fund (CEF) transactions. Mewhinney was registered with Morgan Stanley in Dallas, Texas from 2009 to 2018. Mewhinney has been … Continue reading
In February 2019, FINRA fined Kestra Investment Services, LLC and required the firm to pay $1,947,704 in restitution for overcharging Eligible Customers for mutual fund purchases, as well as a fine of $225,000 and remediation to Eligible Customers who did … Continue reading