Did ALLAN MONTALBANO Excessively Trade Your Account? Soreide Law Group is evaluating possible investor claims against Worden Capital Management and National Securities Corporation broker and financial advisor Allan Montalbano (CRD#: 4507029, Garden City, New York).  Notably, at least 14 clients of Montalbano disputed his sales practices, and all but 3 disputes have settled through payments […]

SEC Contemplating Barring ERNEST ROMER The Securities and Exchange Commissions issued an Order February 22, 2019 commencing administrative proceedings to determine whether to bar securities broker Ernest Romer III (CRD#: 2311741, Shelby Township, Michigan). Evidently, SEC initiated these proceedings due to Romer’s criminal conviction on 13 counts of embezzlement. Here's more on the alarming allegations […]

Losses from Austin Dutton? Clients continue to dispute the sales practices of securities broker Austin Dutton (CRD#: 2739167, Doylestown, Pennsylvania). Namely, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck shows that Dutton, who worked for Newbridge Securities Corporation from 2007 to 2017, reports 21 client disputes and a regulatory sanction for his unsuitable recommendations. More specifically, between […]

WILLIE VALES Allegedly Sold Unsuitable Investments The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) confirms on BrokerCheck that investors have disputed the sales practices of Santander Securities LLC securities broker Willie Vales (CRD#: 2166601, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania). Namely, at least three clients of Santander Securities LLC, who Vales worked for from 2014 to 2016, filed disputes which suggest […]

INVESTOR ALERT: Unsuitability Claims Against UBS Broker WILLIAM HOBBY William David Hobby (CRD#: 2240076, Atlanta, Georgia) was a UBS Financial Services Inc. general securities broker and financial advisor from June 15, 2012 to October 9, 2018. Evidently, UBS recently discharged Hobby for discretionary trading in client accounts without their written authorization. Worse yet, according to […]

Dale Edward Para (CRD #1028917, North Oxford, Massachusetts) was barred by FINRA for allegedly intentionally providing false trading and account information to a client and the client’s father, who had power of attorney over the client’s account. FINRA's findings stated that Para misrepresented to the client and his father that he had executed hundreds of […]