Securities Broker Katherine Clark Involved In Investor Disputes Alleging Unauthorized, Excessive Trades The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) contains troubling information about Katherine S. Clark (CRD#: 856235, Chevy Chase, Maryland). Evidently, the securities broker worked for firms including Citigroup Global Markets (1993 to 2005), Merrill Lynch (2005 to 2014) and RBC Capital Markets (2014 to […]

GARY BRIAN DODDS (Gary Dodds CRD#: 840109) a former stock broker with Raymond James Financial Services of Bend, Oregon, was issued $220,000 in civil penalties by the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. agreed to pay $123,279 in restitution to the victims of the alleged excessive trading practices of Gary […]

FINRA Suspends ProEquities Broker Adam Feierstein FINRA BrokerCheck contains alarming information in regard to securities broker Adam S. Feierstein (CRD#: 6033082, Redondo Beach, California). Evidently, the securities broker worked for Woodbury Financial Services (2013 to 2018) and ProEquities (2018 to 2020). Notably, since 2019, Feierstein has been: targeted in a client dispute; terminated from ProEquities […]

Morgan Stanley's Francisco Valenzuela Targeted In Investor Disputes Soreide Law Group is investigating whether to bring investor disputes against securities broker Francisco Javier Valenzuela (CRD#: 2786970, Tucson, Arizona). Namely, the securities broker, who worked for major securities firms including Merrill Lynch (2010 to 2015) and Morgan Stanley (2015 to 2018), currently has seven disclosures on […]

Broker Randy Birkinbine Is Involved In Investor Dispute Alleging Unsuitable Transactions Investors continue to come forward in dispute of securities broker Randy Lee Birkinbine (CRD#: 2008599, North Oaks, Minnesota). Namely, Birkinbine, who presently works as a broker and financial planner of Ausdal Financial Partners, discloses four investor disputes. Notably, his clients allege that he committed […]

Barred Broker Andre LaBarbera Accused Of Unsuitability, Churning The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck contains alarming information in regard to securities broker Andre Vincent LaBarbera (CRD#: 2072370, Dix Hills, New York). Specifically, the securities broker, who worked for securities firms including Newport Coast Securities, IFS Securities and Titus Rockefeller, is involved in at least […]

FINRA Looking Into Suitability Of Broker John Cangialosi's Investment Recommendations Soreide Law Group is evaluating whether to file investment disputes against John Sebastion Cangialosi (CRD#: 3273830, New York, New York). This securities broker, who worked for Legend Securities (2013 to 2016), Worden Capital Management (2016 to 2019) and SW Financial (2019 to present), has troubling […]

Securities Broker William Athas Under FINRA Investigation Investor Alert! The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) announced that it is investigating securities broker William Nicholas Athas (CRD#: 3165470, Melville, New York) as of September 2020 to determine if he sold unsuitable investments and churned his clients’ accounts. It is unclear whether this relates to Athas’s employment […]

Broker Trevor Rahn Targeted In JP Morgan Securities Investors' Disputes Soreide Law Group is investigating potential investor disputes to be filed against securities broker Trevor Bradner Rahn (CRD#: 2196155, Los Angeles, California). Evidently, this securities broker worked for securities firm JP Morgan Securities LLC from 2010 to 2018 until they disaffiliated with him over his […]