In February 2016, academics Mark Egan, Gregor Matvos and Amit Seru at the University of Minnesota and University of Chicago business schools released a report titled “The Market for Financial Adviser Misconduct” on financial advisers in the United States. The report reveals how rampant securities fraud and broker misconduct is throughout the country. For the…
The investment and securities fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints regarding Florida-based UBS stockbroker Brian J. Gold. According to his BrokerCheck report maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Gold has been the subject of no less than five customer…
According to Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association’s (PIABA) latest report, FINRA’s efforts to curb broker expungement and clear records of misconduct have failed to reduce the number of times it occurs. According to PIABA, between, 2012-14 expungement was granted in 87.8% of cases in which it was sought. When brokers…
The investment fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints financial advisor Thomas E. Stratton-Crooke of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., based out of Beachwood, OH. Records from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) indicate that Mr. Stratton-Crooke has been suspended by FINRA for 10 business…
The investment fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints regarding former stockbroker Robert H. Potter. According to his BrokerCheck report maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Potter has been permanently barred by FINRA. He has also reportedly been the subject of…
The investment fraud attorneys at Malecki Law are interested in hearing from investors who have complaints against stockbroker James D. Belenis of KMS Financial Services, Inc., based out of Davis, CA. and previously of Raymond James Financial. Mr. Belenis has been suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) for a period…
FINRA reported that it barred 10 former Global Arena Representatives including the former President of Global Arena Capital Corp., Barbara Desiderio, and five former representatives (David Awad a.k.a. David Bennett, James Torres, Peter Snetzko, Alex Wildermuth, and Michael Tannen) in all capacities; barred two former principals, Kevin Hagan and…
The securities fraud attorneys are interested in hearing from investors with complaints involving John Smallwood of Commonwealth Financial Network. Per his BrokerCheck Report, maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Mr. Smallwood is a registered stock broker with Commonwealth, based out of Red Bank, NJ. Mr. Smallwood’s BrokerCheck Report…
The securities fraud team at Malecki Law is interested in investigating possible claims on behalf of investors who have complaints regarding broker and investment advisor Jeffrey A. Fladell. Registered with RBC Capital Markets, Fladell has been the subject of multiple investigations, customer disputes and settlements since 1987, according to Financial…
The recent market correction has caused many people to worry about the performance of their securities accounts. Senior-aged investors (and other conservative investors) are particularly at risk for losses in their accounts if they were inappropriately invested too heavily in equities and other alternative investments. The Op-Ed published in the Wall…