Christopher Warren Polimeni (Christopher W Polimeni, Chris Polimeni) is currently registered with WESTERN INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES, INC. of Irvine, California. Christopher W Polimeni is registered both as a broker and as an investment advisor with WESTEREN INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES since 8/21/2017. Before Western International, Polimeni was registered with FINANCIAL WEST GROUP of Irvine, California from 06/03/2002 - 08/21/2017 as a broker, and from 03/29/2004 - 08/21/2017 as an investment advisor.
According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, available to the public on FINRA’s website, Christopher W Polimeni has been in the securities industry for 38 years and was listed with 7 firms. Polimeni has one disclosure on his FINRA CRD report.
The disclosure is a “Customer Dispute” filed against Christopher W Polimeni, dated 4/16/2025 and is currently pending. The allegations are, “Customer alleged that financial professional converted customer's assets by transferring them to a foundation.” The damage amount requested is, $1,600,000.00.
Investors should be made aware of “FINRA’s Rule 2150, Improper Use of Customers' Securities or Funds; Prohibition Against Guarantees and Sharing in Accounts.” This rule is available on FINRA’s website, and says in part:
“No member or person associated with a member shall make improper use of a customer's securities or funds. No member or person associated with a member shall guarantee a customer against loss in connection with any securities transaction or in any securities account of such customer. No member or person associated with a member shall share directly or indirectly in the profits or losses in any account of a customer carried by the member or any other member; provided, however, that a member or person associated with a member may share in the profits or losses in such an account if: (i) such person associated with a member obtains prior written authorization from the member employing the associated person;(ii) such member or person associated with a member obtains prior written authorization from the customer; and (iii) such member or person associated with a member shares in the profits or losses in any account of such customer only in direct proportion to the financial contributions made to such account by either the member or person associated with a member.”
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