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Dennis Masaaki Nakamura of Moraga California a stockbroker formerly registered with McNally Financial Services Corporation has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Nakamura neglected to follow FINRA’s instructions while he was under investigation for providing bad investment advice to customers of the […]

Matthew Thomas Cochran of Charlotte North Carolina a stockbroker formerly employed by Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $300,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that from 2015 to 2018: (1) the customer had been provided bad investment recommendations in regard […]

Scott Michael Rosenberg of New York New York a stockbroker currently registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer sought $400,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that (1) unfounded statements had been made concerning the terms and conditions of an options overlay strategy […]

Lary Douglas Bloom of Woodland Hills California a stockbroker currently registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint on July 23, 2019 in which the customer requested $125,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that (1) the customer had been inappropriately advised by Bloom in regard to an […]

Stephen John Klinger (also known as Steve Klinger) of Asheville North Carolina a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Klinger failed to cooperate with FINRA personnel during its investigation into Klingler’s options […]

Matthew Stern Buchsbaum of New York New York and Stamford Connecticut a stockbroker currently registered with UBS Financial Services is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer sought $600,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) unsuitable recommendations had been made by Buchsbaum concerning the purchase and retention of […]

Michael Alexander Lackwood a stockbroker formerly registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer sought as much as $500,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that between January 1, 2014 and June 30, 2018: (1) fiduciary duties had been breached (2) the customer’s account was […]

Kenneth A. Rubin of Danbury Connecticut a stockbroker formerly registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $12,500.00 in damages founded on accusations that Rubin made unsuitable options recommendations to the customer. FINRA Arbitration No. 16-03278 (Apr. 19, 2017). Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) […]

Izhar Shefer of Aventura Florida a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer sought $700,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that Shefer engaged in unsuitable trading of options and equities in the customer’s managed account between 2011 and 2017. Financial Industry Regulatory […]

Shawn David Olson of Scottsdale Arizona a stockbroker currently employed by Morgan Stanley is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $5,000,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that Olson executed options transactions in the customer’s account that were not suitable for the customer. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration […]

Kevin Patrick McKenna of Wausau Wisconsin a stockbroker formerly registered with Stifel Nicolaus is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that settled for $13,466.26 in damages supported by accusations that McKenna misrepresented over-the-counter equities as conservative investments that provided a layer of protection to the customer through a put option. FINRA Public […]

James Richard Tuberosa of Sun City Center Florida a stockbroker employed by Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer sought $700,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that the customer’s assets had been mishandled wherein options and equities transactions had been inappropriately traded. Financial Industry […]

Charles Elmer Sorensen II of North Logan Utah a stockbroker currently registered with Allegis Investment Services LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer sought $121,672.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) trades were executed in the customer’s discretionary account that were not suitable for the […]