Category: Churning
Erez Law is currently investigating former Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. financial advisor James Cox (CRD# 2365633) regarding churning in customer accounts. Churning is an improper and unethical practice that occurs when a broker excessively trades in a client’s account … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Meyers Associates, L.P. financial advisor David Leonard Sheppard (CRD# 2527279) regarding excessive trading and churning in customer accounts. Sheppard was with Meyers Associates, L.P. in New York, New York from December 2015 to October … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating financial advisor Demitrios Hallas (CRD# 4199832) regarding excessive trading and churning in customer accounts. Hallas was last registered with PHX Financial, Inc. in New York, New York in from August to December 2015. Previously he … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Aegis Capital Corp. financial advisor Matthew DiGregorio (CRD# 2434158) regarding unsuitability and churning. DiGregorio was registered with Aegis Capital Corp. in Melville, New York from June to August 2015. Previously, he was registered with … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating Wells Fargo financial advisor Matthew Christopher Maczko (CRD# 1888519) regarding excessive trading in customer accounts. Maczko was registered with Wells Fargo in Oak Brook, Illinois, from 2008 to 2016. Maczko was terminated from Wells Fargo … Continue reading
In the securities industry, churning occurs when an advisor excessively trades in a client’s account for the purpose of earning commissions. The practice is illegal in the United States under SEC rules. While the practice may benefit the advisor, it … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Newport Coast Securities, Inc. (CRD #16944, New York, New York), Marc Anthony Arena (CRD #2754309, Hicksville, New York), Donald Andrew Bartelt (CRD #1377935, Cave Creek, Arizona), Antonio Costanzo (CRD #2580765, Chesapeake, Virginia), Andre Vincent … Continue reading