Merrill Lynch's Scott Madison Allegedly Churned Investor's Account The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) reports troubling information about Merrill Lynch securities broker Scott Madison (CRD#: 4323032, Beverly Hills, California). Namely, at least two of Madison’s clients contested his sales practices. These client disputes raise serious questions about whether Madison made unauthorized trades and provided poor […]

Windsor Street's Raana Khan Allegedly Made Unsuitable Sales Of Private Placements Soreide Law Group is reviewing possible investor claims against broker Imtiaz “Raana” Khan (CRD#: 4084250, New York, New York). Apparently, the stockbroker was an executive for Windsor Street Capital, LP from July 21, 2006 to May 31, 2018 before joining Joseph Stone Capital L.L.C. […]

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 […]

FINRA Issues Sanctions To Financial West Group's Sara Ng The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) reports troubling allegations of sales practice violations by Financial West Group securities broker Sara Ng (CRD#: 2701165, New York, New York). Not only has FINRA issued Ng a $5,000 fine and a suspension in December 2018 for making misleading and […]

DARIO SUAREZ Losses? Soreide Law Group is investigating possible investor claims against UBS Financial Services securities representative and sales supervisor Dario Suarez (CRD#: 1143417, Ponce, PR). Alarmingly, FINRA BrokerCheck reports 72 investor claims regarding Suarez’s sales practice violations. Investors brought a steadily increasing amount of disputes against Suarez since 2014 regarding unsuitable Puerto Rico bonds. […]

DANIEL MAUGHAN Charged In FINRA Complaint Alleging Churning, Excessive Trading FINRA Department of Enforcement filed a Complaint against Financial West Group securities broker Daniel Maughan (CRD#: 2561363, Los Angeles, California). The Complaint, dated August 14, 2019, alleges that Maughan, who worked for Financial West Group from 2010 to 2017, violated securities laws and FINRA rules […]

Suffer Investment Losses From CHRISTOPHER TOLMACS? Soreide Law Group is evaluating possible investor claims against Triad Advisors securities broker Christopher Tolmacs (CRD#: 4648724, Portage, Michigan). It appears from Tolmacs’ Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck Report that he may have sold inappropriate and unsuitable alternative investments to clients. Furthermore, Tolmacs discloses three regulatory actions, one […]

Did COLEMAN DEVLIN Sell You Unsuitable Investments? Soreide Law Group is investigating potential claims against Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated securities broker Coleman Devlin (CRD#: 2317635, Atlanta, Georgia) on behalf of investors whose accounts Devlin potentially traded in an inappropriate and unsuitable manner. Namely, FINRA BrokerCheck shows that at least 18 investors filed disputes involving […]

MICHAEL SPOLAR Dealt FINRA Suspension The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued a 15-month suspension to International Assets Advisory LLC (“IAA”) securities broker Michael Spolar (CRD#: 2192992, Orlando, Florida). Evidently, Spolar executed a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC”) on July 16, 2019, which FINRA accepted ten days later. Notably, Spolar’s suspension, effective August […]