Robert D Bienvenu Formerly with Edward Jones Barred by FINRA

Robert David Bienvenu (Bobby Bienvenu, Robert D Bienvenu) was permanently barred by FINRA on 10/16/2025 from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with a broker/dealer firm. Bienvenu was previously listed as a broker with Edward Jones of Harahan, Louisiana from 09/24/2024 - 08/05/2025.

According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, available to the public on FINRA’s website, Robert D Bienvenu had less than one year’s experience in the securities industry before he was barred.  He had only been listed with Edward Jones. 

Robert D Bienvenu has two disclosures on his FINRA CRD report.  One disclosure is the “Regulatory” permanently barring him from the industry dated 10/16/2025.  The allegations are as follows, “Without admitting or denying the findings, Bienvenu consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he refused to produce information and documents requested by FINRA. The findings stated that FINRA issued the request in connection with its investigation into, among other things, Bienvenu's his alleged failure to disclose to his member firm certain outside accounts and investments, including investments in purported crypto asset mining companies.”

By Robert D Bienvenu refusing to produce the “information and documents” as requested by FINRA, Bienvenu violated FINRA Rules 8210 and 2010.

The following appeared on FINRA’s website regarding crypto, “Crypto assets—also known as digital assets—are assets issued or transferred using distributed ledger or blockchain technology. While many kinds of market participants engage in crypto asset activities, FINRA has jurisdiction only over its member firms and their associated persons. Federal securities laws and FINRA rules generally apply to member firm activities involving crypto assets that are securities, including those that are offered and sold as an investment contract (which is a type of security). In addition, certain FINRA rules apply to the activities of firms and their associated persons irrespective of whether the activity involves a security.”

The other disclosure listed on Robert D Bienvenu’s CRD report is an “Employment Separation after Allegations” dated 7/28/2025.  Bienvenu was discharged from Edward Jones following the allegations of, “Concerns registered representative did not adhere to Firm policies relating to Outside Investments and Trading Accounts.”

According to FINRA Rule 3270, no registered person may be an employee, independent contractor, sole proprietor, officer, director or partner of another person, or be compensated, or have the reasonable expectation of compensation, from any other person as a result of any business activity outside the scope of the relationship with his or her member firm, unless he or she has provided prior written notice to the member, in such form a specified by the member.

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