Recently, the following 5 energy companies were listed as the worst performing of 2014. When oil prices took a dive it sent these stocks tumbling in the opposite direction of the market in general. If your broker/financial advisor recommended any of these five poor performers, contact the Soreide Law Group for a free consultation and portfolio analysis to decide if you have legal grounds to pursue a FINRA arbitration.
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1. Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ: HERO) down 81%
2. Key Energy Services (NYSE: KEG) down 75%
3. Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) down 77%
4. Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL) down 69%
5. Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ: GEOS) down 68%
Summit Brokerage and Independent Financial Group each appear on a pending customer claim naming Gilbert Conrad (CRD 2746778). Both claims are unproven allegations. His BrokerCheck report also lists settled disputes at Arkadios Capital and Independent Financial Group.
On August 6, 2026, a customer filed a $400,000 FINRA arbitration naming Chad McQuade (CRD 5436281) and Northwestern Mutual. The claim involves outside, third-party real estate investments. It is pending, and McQuade disputes it in a written response.
Christopher Miller (CRD 4044818) has a customer dispute on BrokerCheck that settled on October 7, 2026 for $50,901. The disclosure lists Emerson Equity as the firm.
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