FINRA barred securities broker Linda Lucille Sokol Francis (also known as Linda Gundelach) [CRD: 811073, Brookfield, Illinois], and investors complained about her, according to disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck. It appears that Sokol Francis worked for Waddell Reed from August 14, 1975 to July 21, 2021, and then for LPL Financial LLC from July 21, 2021 […]

FINRA barred securities broker Johnathon Sawaged [CRD: 7061837, Poughkeepsie, New York], according to publicly available information on FINRA BrokerCheck. Notably, Johnathon Sawaged worked for B. Riley Wealth Management from July 22, 2022 to September 4, 2024, and prior to that, at National Securities Corporation from September 18, 2019 to July 22, 2022. Read the following […]

FINRA barred securities broker Timothy Fleming Jefferson (also known as Tim Jefferson) [CRD: 5004750, Brentwood, Tennessee], and investors complained about him, according to disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Jefferson worked for Aegis Capital Corp. from February 14, 2024 to May 16, 2024, and for Ameriprise Financial Services LLC from August 16, 2013 […]

FINRA barred securities broker Michael Edwin Magruder [CRD: 4579211, Orlando, Florida] and investors complained about him, based on public information reported on FINRA BrokerCheck. Magruder worked for Raymond James Associates Inc. from July 1, 2021 to August 2, 2024, and previously for Merrill Lynch from August 21, 2015 to July 2, 2021. See the following […]

FINRA barred securities broker Robert Joseph Ornelas [CRD: 5973762, Los Angeles, California], based on disclosures on BrokerCheck. Robert Ornelas worked for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC from July 31, 2012, to February 6, 2023. Read on to find out more the regulatory disclosure involving this broker and what it could mean for investors. FINRA Sanctioned […]

FINRA barred securities broker Edgar Sarkis Shanoyan [CRD: 6355599, Rutherford, New Jersey] and an investor complained about him, according to disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. It appears that Shanoyan worked for Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated from June 27, 2016, to October 19, 2023. Keep reading to learn more about the […]

FINRA barred securities broker Jordan Paul Meadow [CRD: 6116538, New York, New York] and an investor disputed his sales practices, according to disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck. Meadow previously worked for Spartan Capital Securities LLC from July 27, 2018, to June 28, 2023, and before that, for Newbridge Securities Corporation from March 27, 2017, to July […]

FINRA barred securities broker Jeffrey Arthur Perryman [CRD: 2019969, Johnstown, Colorado] and investors complained about him, according to disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck. Apparently, Perryman worked for NYLIFE Securities LLC from April 11, 1990, to May 9, 2024. Keep reading to learn more about the pending allegations concerning Perryman’s conduct while working with this brokerage firm. […]

FINRA barred securities broker David Lee Jerke [CRD: 5129935, Tacoma, Washington] and an investor complained about him, according to disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. David Jerke worked for LPL Financial LLC from January 14, 2021, to December 23, 2024, and for Securities America Inc. from November 6, 2020, to January 14, 2021. […]