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 have come forward with complaints about securities broker Melissa Laura Cournyer (also known as Melissa Laura Ferguson) [CRD: 6244893, Chicago, Illinois]. Notably, the securities broker, who worked for Bankers Life Securities Inc., disclosed client disputes via Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Evidently, Bankers Life Securities Inc. clients allege that Cournyer made unsuitable recommendations. For more on these disclosures about Cournyer, see below.
Specifically, on February 4, 2020, a Bankers Life Securities Inc. client filed a complaint about Melissa Cournyer. Namely, the client alleged that Cournyer made unsuitable recommendations. Because of this, the client allegedly sustained damages on equity indexed annuities. Therefore, the client requested $5,683 in compensation from Bankers Life Securities Inc. or Cournyer. Evidently, Bankers Life Securities Inc. denied this complaint.
Also, a client of Bankers Life Securities Inc. contested Melissa Cournyer’s sales practices, according to a complaint dated August 23, 2018. Allegedly, Cournyer caused the client to sustain damages. Therefore, the client requested compensatory relief of $9,702 from Bankers Life Securities Inc. However, the firm denied this complaint.
Have you suffered damages by investing with Melissa Cournyer? If so, get in touch with Soreide Law Group at (888) 760-6552 and speak with a securities lawyer about a possible recovery of your investment losses or other damages. Soreide Law Group, who has successfully recovered money for many investors throughout the United States, represents clients on a contingency fee basis and advances all costs. Cournyer and brokerage firms Cournyer worked for deny all 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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