Investors might have sustained losses because of securities broker Michael Scott Barrows [CRD: 2933260, Irvine, California], according to disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck. Evidently, Barrows joined M Stevens Securities LLC and M Stevens Wealth Advisors LLC, both located in Irvine, CA, on June 9, 2023, and April 4, 2018, respectively. He previously worked for Kingswood Capital […]

Investors have come forward with complaints about securities broker Michael Joseph Distler (also known as Mike Distler) (CRD: 6130680, Crystal City, Missouri). Evidently, the securities broker, who worked for National Planning Corporation, discloses client disputes via Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Notably, National Planning Corporation clients allege that Distler made unsuitable recommendations, breached a […]

The National Planning Corp.(NPC), a leading independent broker-dealer, said last week that it has suspended sales of American Realty Capital Trust V Inc., a fast-selling product that in June averaged sales of $10.8 million per day according to an article by Bruce Kelly of Investment News. Last Monday, NPC said that its concerns over ARC […]

FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is investigating independent broker-dealers that sold variable annuities with subaccounts invested in hedge funds that resulted in $18 million in client losses during the credit crisis writes Bruce Kelly in a recent article for InvestmentNews.com. FINRA has been investigating the sale of a variable annuity issued by Sun Life […]