Investors reportedly complained about securities broker Nikolai Taylor (also known as Nik Taylor) [CRD: 2510427, New York, New York], according to disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Nikolai Taylor worked for Merrill Lynch from January 29, 2015 to October 3, 2022, and joined Morgan Stanley on September 30, 2022. Keep reading to learn […]

One or more investors apparently complained about securities broker Mark Raymond Reynolds [CRD: 1639111, Chicago, Illinois], according to disclosures through FINRA’s BrokerCheck. Evidently, Mark Reynolds has been registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc. since August 31, 2005, working from its Chicago, Illinois, and Barrington, Illinois offices. Below, you can learn more about the disclosures involving Reynolds. […]

Broker Sean McElduff Faces Investor Disputes From Hennion Walsh Clients Soreide Law Group comes to you with new information relating to the FINRA BrokerCheck disclosures on securities broker Sean J. McElduff (CRD#: 5565355, Parsippany, New Jersey). It appears that the disclosures involving McElduff concern his employment at Hennion Walsh (2008 - present). McElduff also works […]

Customers Bring Unsuitability Allegations Against FMSBonds’ Zachary Evan Feinsilver Zachary Evan Feinsilver (CRD#: 5023830, North Miami Beach, Florida) is a general securities representative of FMSBonds, Inc. He joined the firm on December 9, 2005. Critically, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority BrokerCheck Report for Zachary Feinsilver shows that at least four customers disputed his sales practices. […]

Municipal bonds (also known as "munis") are beginning to look tempting — but investors who buy munis in a hurry can sometimes hand over their first year’s worth of income to their broker, writes Jason Zweig in a recent article for Wall Street Journal. However, with a few simple steps, you can control your risk […]

The municipal bond market is nowhere near as bad as it was few years ago. That doesn't mean the muni market is free of risks and challenges for financial advisers building bond portfolios for clients writes Jeff Benjamin in a May, 2012, article from InvestmentNews.com. George Friedlander, managing director and chief municipal strategist with Citi Investment […]

In an April 4th., 2012, article from InvestmentNews.com, Liz Skinner writes that brokerage firm David Lerner Associates Inc. was ordered to pay more than $3.7 million in fines and restitution for overcharging retail customers on sales of more than 1,500 municipal bonds and 1,700 collateralized-mortgage-obligation transactions. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) hearing panel found the […]

In a Nov. 11, 2011 article from Bloomberg, we learn that  Birmingham, Alabama, once, the most prominent industrial center in the Southeast has been on a long losing streak that just got longer. Daimler AG opened a Mercedes-Benz factory in Vance, in 1997,one county west of the state’s biggest city. Honda Motor Co. put a plant […]