JAMES T WALESA formerly of ARKADIOS CAPITAL

According to a recent article in InvestmentNews by Bruce Kelly, former registered representative, JAMES THADDEUS WALESA (JAMES T WALESA, JIM WALESA) is at the center of investor complaints seeking millions of dollars in damages.  Walesa was recently sued by FINRA, which InvestmentNews calls “the first step in the advisor being barred from the securities industry.” Walesa was registered at Triad Advisors of Park Ridge, Illinois, from 2000 to 2019 and then Arkadios Capital of Park Ridge, Illinois, for two years before leaving the industry in 2021.

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According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, available to the public on FINRA’s website, JAMES T WALESA had 39 years of experience in the securities industry and was listed with 8 firms.  Walesa is not currently registered with any firm. 

JAMES T WALESA has 17 disclosures on his FINRA CRD report, 14 disclosures are “Customer Disputes.” The significance of Walesa’s disclosures is underscored in FINRA NOTICE to MEMBERS 03-49. FINRA conducted a review of the CRD’s of all registered representatives, only .41% had been the subject of 3 or more customer complaints. In other words, JAMES T WALESA’s customer complaints rank him in the top one-hundredth percent of all registered representatives for customer complaints. 

On 2/5/2024, there is a pending “Customer Dispute” that was filed against Walesa with the following allegations, “It is alleged that the financial professional was involved in unsuitable recommendations for investment in businesses for which he also served in positions of ownership, operation or direction.”  The damage amount requested is $34,000,000.00.

Another pending “Customer Dispute” dated 5/31/2024, filed against JAMES T WALESA, is requesting $5,000,000.00 in damages.  The allegations are, “It is alleged that the financial professional was involved in unsuitable recommendations for investment in businesses for which he also served in positions of ownership, operation or direction.”

According to the InvestmentNews article, FINRA’s complaint filed against Walesa on Friday, August 8, 2025, with FINRA’s internal Office of Hearing Officers, alleges that JAMES T WALESA in 2020 recommended that an 85-years-old client invest $200,000.00 from the family trust in the highly speculative Clearday. This client passed away three weeks later, then Walesa recommended the client’s daughter invest $100,000.00 from the family trust into Clearday, which was previously called AIU Alternative Care Inc., according to FINRA. The family in 2023 then filed a lawsuit, or statement of claim, alleging the investment in Clearday was worthless. Walesa disclosed his role with the company as CEO and chairman of the senior care technology company, Clearday Inc, according to the article.

InvestmentNews states that in November of 2023, FINRA’s staff began its inquiries into the family’s complaint involving JAMES T WALESA, including whether he committed sales practice violations and participated in undisclosed private securities transactions while he was registered with Arkadios Capital, according to the FINRA complaint.

Soreide Law Group has successfully handled claims involving JAMES T WALESA and Clearday.

Soreide Law Group posted the following article on our blog November 16, 2023:

Triad, Arkadios Investors Complain About James Walesa - Securities Lawyer

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