Investors may have incurred losses because of securities broker Joel Floyd Woods [CRD: 1470780, Fort Worth, Texas], according to public information reported on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Joel Woods worked for LPL Financial LLC from March 26, 2021 to December 16, 2024; Concorde Investment Services LLC from November 23, 2016 to March 26, 2021; and EDI Financial Inc. from March 11, 2005 to December 31, 2016—a firm that was expelled by FINRA on June 1, 2017. Keep reading to learn more about the investor disputes and arbitration claims involving Joel Woods.
Particularly, on December 31, 2024, a Concorde Investment Services LLC client filed FINRA Arbitration No. 24-02718 about Joel Woods. Allegedly, Woods made unsuitable recommendations, breached his fiduciary duty, was negligent. The client also alleged breach of contract and negligent hiring. Because of this, the client allegedly incurred damages linked to real estate investment trusts (REITs). Therefore, the client requested $750,000.00 in compensation from Concorde Investment Services LLC or Woods. Evidently, this arbitration is ongoing.
Also, a client of Concorde Investment Services LLC took aim at Joel Woods’s sales practices in FINRA Arbitration No. 21-01332. Supposedly, Woods was negligent, gave unsuitable advice, and misrepresented information about direct investments. Consequently, Concorde Investment Services LLC opted to settle the matter on October 28, 2022, by compensating the client in the amount of $27,600.00.
In addition, an EDI Financial client filed FINRA Arbitration No. 12-01329 about Joel Woods. Allegedly, Woods made unsuitable recommendations. As a result, the client allegedly sustained damages connected to direct investments. Therefore, on April 3, 2013, EDI Financial settled this matter by paying the client $155,000.00 in damages.
Additionally, on January 30, 2012, an EDI Financial Inc. client filed a complaint about Joel Woods. Mainly, the investor alleged that Woods made false or misleading statements regarding fixed annuities. Consequently, the client requested $400,000.00 in compensation from EDI Financial Inc. or Woods.
Do you have concerns or questions regarding investments you made with Joel Woods? You can get in touch with Soreide Law Group at (888) 760-6552 or online. Speak with a securities lawyer regarding a possible recovery. Soreide Law Group has recovered losses for investors throughout the USA. Also, the firm takes cases on a contingency fee basis and advances the costs. Woods and brokerage firms Woods worked for deny accusations of sales practice violations.
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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