Articles Posted in Unsuitable Investment Advice

Silver Law Group is investigating former Memphis, Tennessee-based Wunderlich Securities Inc. (CRD#2543) broker David K. Mallett (CRD#5145838) over allegations that Mallett excessively traded customers’ accounts and made unsuitable recommendations. According to Mallett’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, a customer filed a complaint in October of 2016 against Mallett alleging churning in the customer’s…

Silver Law Group has filed a complaint on behalf of a family group of investors against Morgan Stanley (CRD# 149777) and financial advisor Angel E. Aquino-Velez (CRD# 2687333) for unsuitable recommendations and concentration of client accounts in Puerto Rico municipal bonds. The allegations against Morgan Stanley and Aquino include unsuitable…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Texas-based Rhodes Securities, Inc. (CRD# 19610) broker Christopher P. Anthony (CRD# 1157930) after a customer filed a $2 million FINRA arbitration against him. According to Anthony’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, a customer filed a FINRA arbitration complaint in January 2017 against Anthony alleging breach of…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Michigan-based Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. (CRD# 16164) broker Harry C. Bennett (CRD# 2395555) after FINRA permanently barred the broker in connection with an investigation alleging excessive commissions and unsuitability. According to Bennett’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, FINRA permanently barred Bennett from selling securities to the…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Plano, Texas-based VSR Financial Services, Inc. (CRD# 14503) broker John H. Towers (CRD# 700221) due to an extraordinarily high amount of FINRA BrokerCheck disclosures alleging unsuitable recommendations and negligence. According to John H. Towers FINRA BrokerCheck report, Towers has 46 misconduct disclosures, most of which…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Clearwater, Florida broker Dennis M. Merritt (CRD# 1748115) after FINRA suspended him for four months and his employing firm terminated him for alleged unsuitable recommendations among other things. In March 2016, FINRA and Merritt entered into an order accepting offer of settlement (the “Order”). …

Former Dakota Securities International (“Dakota”) broker Christopher R. Mcnamee (CRD# 4271195) is under investigation for recommending unsuitable investments to his customers. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) arbitration complaint, according to Mcnamee’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, alleges damages in the amount of $1 million.  Aside from unsuitable recommendations, the FINRA arbitration…

Silver Law Group is investigating Meyers Associates broker Matthew A. Siliato (CRD# 5062153) for recent allegations that he recommended clients unsuitable investments. Siliato’s Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck report indicates that the broker has nine misconduct disclosures. Siliato’s most recent complaint was filed on June 23, 2016.  The customer…

Newbridge securities advisor allegedly has conflict of interest between software company and his clients According to FINRA, Lawrence Michael LaBine is the subject of a disciplinary action pending against him after an alleged conflict of interest leading to several customer disputes. In his 29 years in the securities industry, LaBine…

Hedge fund firm owners agree to $5 million combined settlement On June 1, 2015 the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Greenwich, Connecticut-based AlphaBridge Capital Management and its two owners with fraudulently inflating the prices of securities in funds they managed. These inflated valuations caused the funds to pay higher management…