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Former American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. broker Mark Hopkins (CRD# 2653473) was barred by FINRA for accepting customer funds for an investment not on the books. Hopkins was registered with American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. in Grand Blanc, Michigan from … Continue reading

Were you the victim of former National Securities Corporation financial advisor James Eichner Jr. (CRD# 3221851)? Eichner was registered with Allied Millennial Partners, LLC in Garden CIty, New York from 2018 to 2019, when he was terminated regarding, “Representative’s registration … Continue reading

Former Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. broker Edward Matthes (CRD# 2788055), who was barred by FINRA regarding unsuitable variety annuity investment recommendations, recently pled guilty to wire fraud. Matthes was registered with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. in … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former HD Vest Investment Services financial advisor Erin Verespy (CRD# 2727866) regarding misuse and misappropriation of customer funds. Verespy was registered with HD Vest Investment Services in Trumbull, Connecticut from 1998 to 2019. In April … Continue reading

Financial advisors across the country who work at large brokerage firms including Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, and UBS, among others, recommended unsuitable Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES strategy) investments that resulted in devastating losses to their clients. Unfortunately, many … Continue reading

Erez Law is investigating Centaurus Financial, Inc. and J.P. Turner & Company, LLC for structured product losses due to investments with Ricky Mantei (CRD# 1098981), Cindy Chiellini (CRD# 1015592), Dana Matthew Hawkins (CRD# 5731136), and Katherine Nishnic (CRD# 249955). Erez … Continue reading

In April 2019, a former client of Herbert J. Sims & Co. Inc. won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $480,000, as well as $30,000 in costs and $600 for the non-refundable portion of the filing … Continue reading

Aegis Capital Corp. financial advisor Paul Falcon (CRD# 2464566) faces $1 million customer complaint for investment losses. Falcon has been registered with Aegis Capital Corp. in Boca Raton, Florida since 2013. Falcon has been the subject of six customer complaints … Continue reading

Former Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. financial advisor Gary Meier (CRD# 1591561) has six pending customer complaints for investment losses. Meier was registered with Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. in Vancouver, Washington from 2013 to 2015. In August 2017, the Washington state … Continue reading

Are you a UPS employee who lost money investing with a Merrill Lynch broker? According to public records, a former Merrill Lynch customer and former employee of UPS filed a FINRA arbitration claim against the broker dealer for losses sustained … Continue reading