The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a settlement of $437,900 in penalties with Maloney Securities Co. Inc. and three of its financial advisors, for violating Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) in the sales of bonds issued by GWG Holdings Inc., which declared bankruptcy in April 2022, according to a recent article in InvestmentNews. Regulation Best Interest […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck shows disclosures about securities broker Stephen Paul Haskell [CRD: 6864948, Richmond, Virginia]. Haskell has worked for securities firms including WealthForge Securities LLC, where he was involved in the sale of private placements, and FNEX Capital LLC, where he has been employed since January 21, 2022. Some investors have raised […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck shows disclosures about securities broker Scott Eugene Buck [CRD: 1374445, Stow, Ohio]. Buck has worked for LPL Financial LLC since September 10, 2008. Keep reading to learn more about a recent regulatory action involving this broker. FINRA Sanctions Scott Buck for Unauthorized Trading Evidently, on July 22, 2024, FINRA […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck reveals important details about securities broker Ronnie Rindon Dumag (also known as Ronnie R. Dumag) [CRD: 4783585, Sacramento, California]. Dumag worked for PFS Investments Inc. from August 16, 2004, to May 22, 2024. Recently, Dumag faced allegations involving harm to an elderly client. Evidently, FINRA barred him from the […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck shows disclosures about securities broker Ronald Harland Berg [CRD: 19008, Anaheim, California]. Evidently, Berg worked for Innovation Partners LLC until May 31, 2024, when FINRA permanently barred him from associating with any FINRA member. Keep reading to learn more about Berg’s client disputes and the regulatory actions against him. […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck shows disclosures about securities broker Ronald G. Smith (also known as Ron Smith) [CRD: 6038062, Stamford, Connecticut]. In 2024, Smith joined Sanford C. Bernstein Co. LLC and Alliance Bernstein LP. He worked for Spartan Capital Securities LLC from July 1, 2013, to December 26, 2023. Investors filed claims about […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck reveals disclosures concerning securities broker Robert Nelson Rasbach [CRD: 1204704, Westport, Connecticut]. Rasbach worked for David Lerner Associates Inc. from April 7, 2000, to February 22, 2021. He then worked at Benchmark Investments LLC from February 17, 2021, to May 19, 2023. Evidently, he joined Kingswood Capital Partners LLC […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck reveals disclosures concerning Patty Jane Dawson [CRD: 1280879, Ann Arbor, Michigan]. Dawson worked for Stifel Nicolaus Company Inc. from August 19, 2005, to October 10, 2023. Notably, Dawson faced client complaints during her time with the firm, with one or more investors alleging violations of securities laws. Continue reading […]

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck shows disclosures about securities broker / financial advisor Patrick Michael Egan [CRD: 2973478, Glendora, California]. Egan has worked for Western International Securities Inc. as a securities broker since January 22, 1998, and as a financial advisor since July 30, 2007. Evidently, Egan has faced client disputes concerning his conduct […]