March 4, 2020

Stock Broker Cynthia Couyoumjian Complaints

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SSoreide Law Group has been contacted by investors alleging unsuitable annuity transactions by the following broker:

CYNTHIA MARY COUYOUMJIAN (CYNTHIA COUYOUMJIAN, CYNTHIA MARY KOCZKODAN) CRD#: 1456630
According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, which is available to the public on FINRA’s website, CYNTHIA COUYOUMJIAN is currently registered with INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP of Tustin, California, and has 27 Disclosures on her CRD report.  Of the 27 Disclosures, 3 are Regulatory, 10 are Financial, and 14 are Customer Disputes. The significance of CYNTHIA COUYOUMJIAN’s FINRA Customer Complaints is underscored in FINRA NOTICE to MEMBERS 03-49. COUYOUMJIAN’s customer complaints rank her in the top one-hundredth percent of all registered representatives for customer complaints. 
Of the allegations listed in the 14 Customer Disputes, some of the allegations were for unsuitable investment recommendations, misrepresentations when recommending and selling investments, and negligence.  These allegations were related to investments in investments such as private equity investments, variable annuities, Tenant in Common (TICs), and other real estate investments.
According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, CYNTHIA COUYOUMJIAN has been registered in the securities industry for 34 years and was listed with 5 firms.  She is currently registered with the following firm since May 3, 2010:
INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

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15145 WOODLAWN AVENUE, SUITE 100
TUSTIN, CA 92780
She was previously listed with:
07/06/2004 - 05/11/2010  FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES INC - TUSTIN, CA
All firms have a responsibility to their clients to adequately supervise their representatives.  When they fail to do so, the firm may be held liable for the losses the clients sustain through the actions or recommendations of their brokers or financial advisors. 
If you’ve suffered losses due to the actions or recommendations of FIRST ALLIED SECURITIES INC of TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA broker, CYNTHIA COUYOUMJIAN, contact Soreide Law Group and speak to a lawyer at no cost regarding the possible recovery of your investment losses through a FINRA arbitration at:  888-760-6552.

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