Investors potentially experienced sales practice violations by securities broker Diana Chernyhovsky (also known as Diana Thernihovsky) [CRD: 4726460, Vernon Hills, Illinois], based on public information located on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Chernyhovsky worked for Equitable Advisors LLC from January 22, 2004, to the present as a broker and since September 23, 2005, as a financial advisor. Keep reading for a better understanding about the disclosures involving this securities broker.
Notably, a client of Equitable Advisors LLC disputed Chernyhovsky’s sales practices, according to a complaint dated August 21, 2025. Allegedly, Chernyhovsky made unsuitable recommendations involving a variable universal life insurance policy purchased in 2021 that did not align with the client’s financial needs. It appears that Chernyhovsky allegedly caused the client to suffer damages connected to life insurance products. Therefore, the client sought compensation from Equitable Advisors LLC or Chernyhovsky in this matter. This complaint was denied on October 20, 2025.
Additionally, an AXA Advisors LLC client filed FINRA Arbitration: 15-01600 about Diana Chernyhovsky. Mainly, the client alleged that Chernyhovsky made unsuitable recommendations by replacing an existing annuity with a new variable annuity that carried a lower guaranteed benefit growth rate and a surrender charge schedule over seven years. For this reason, the client allegedly sustained damages associated with variable annuities. Consequently, on April 28, 2017, AXA Advisors LLC settled this matter by paying the client $49,000 in damages.
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