John Alex (CRD: 2020710) settled customer disputes at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services between 2011 and 2025, according to BrokerCheck, which lists him as John L. Alex.

Investors potentially experienced sales practice violations by securities broker James Joseph Montalto [CRD: 711603, Northport, New York], according to disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. It appears that Montalto has been registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC since November 23, 2005. Read below to discover more about Montalto’s publicly reported disclosures.
Notably, a client filed a complaint about James Montalto. Mainly, the client alleged that Montalto engaged in unauthorized trading. Because of this, the client allegedly incurred damages on asset-backed bonds. As a result, on February 2, 2024, RBC Capital Markets LLC settled this matter by paying the client $14,500 in damages.
Particularly, a client of Advest Inc contested James Montalto’s sales practices by filing NYSE Arbitration No. 2003-014840. Allegedly, Montalto made misrepresentations and was negligent regarding risky mutual funds and other investments. It appears that Montalto allegedly caused the client to sustain damages. Therefore, NYSE Arbitrators issued an Award dated June 15, 2004 compelling Advest Inc or Montalto to compensate the client in the amount of $70,000.
Did you suffer any investment-related losses because of James Montalto? You can get in touch with Soreide Law Group at (888) 760-6552 or online and talk with a securities attorney about a possible recovery of your investment losses. Soreide Law Group has recovered losses for investors throughout the country. Also, the firm takes cases on a contingency fee basis and advances all costs. Montalto and brokerage firms Montalto worked for deny allegations of sales practice violations.
John Alex (CRD: 2020710) settled customer disputes at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services between 2011 and 2025, according to BrokerCheck, which lists him as John L. Alex.
Sam Bhushan (CRD: 4884717) is named in several pending customer complaints and one settled dispute, according to his BrokerCheck report.
Sterling Louviere (CRD: 2021328), listed on BrokerCheck as Sterling Vaughn Louviere, is named in a pending customer claim over Reg D private placements, with Cabin Securities as the firm named.
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