Kenneth Doyle Brownlee (CRD #1277737, Spartanburg, South Carolina) was fined $7,500 and suspended by FINRA because he allegedly, on 13 occasions, contacted an annuity company and impersonated three of his customers. Brownlee did this in order to effect distributions, which had been authorized by the customer, from their annuity contracts. This totaled $35,500. According to […]

The following summation is from information available on FINRA's Website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, April, 2014.” Mark Raymond Talley (CRD #4969783, Registered Representative, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky) was barred by FINRA for allegedly recommending to his customer that he should replace an existing variable annuity with a new variable annuity. FINRA's findings stated that […]

Edward H. Kahler, 64, the owner of Key Resources, a Kenmore, Washington, retirement consultation company which sells annuities and life insurance, was arrested on September 30th., 2013, for suspicion of a federal mail fraud charge, according to U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. Kahler is accused of liquidating the account of a deceased client without authorization. […]

Many insurance companies are promoting their annuities, indexed annuities and hybrid annuities with a 7% annuity guaranteed income riders due to low interest rates and volatile stock markets. Investors, especially retired investors who may be handling their own investments management, are encouraged to make sure they understand exactly what “guaranteed income” means. The popular 'Income […]

Many insurance companies are promoting their annuities, indexed annuities and hybrid annuities with a 7% annuity guaranteed income riders due to low interest rates and volatile stock markets. Investors, especially retired investors who may be handling their own investments management, are encouraged to make sure they understand exactly what “guaranteed income” means. The popular 'Income […]

The Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, (888) 760-6552. We recently obtained the following information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, August, 2013.” Darrell Glynn Frazier (CRD #1663429, Registered Representative, Dublin, Ohio) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the […]

The Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, (888) 760-6552. We recently obtained the following information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, August, 2013.” Darrell Glynn Frazier (CRD #1663429, Registered Representative, Dublin, Ohio) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the […]

Soreide Law Group, a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, (888) 760-6552, obtained the following information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, June, 2013.” Cecilia Sawyer aka Cecilia Villanueva (CRD #2549482, Registered Principal, Federal Way, Washington) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, also known as FINRA, has been enforcing all types of annuity transaction misdeeds nationwide according to recent enforcement reports from the agency, writes Elizabeth Festa in a recent article for LifeHealthPro.com. FINRA recently censured a firm and fined it $40,000 to settle allegations that the firm failed to maintain required […]