Merrill Lynch Investors Indicate Broker Juan Barreras Recommended Unsuitable, Misrepresented Investments Investors are voicing complaints and serious concerns in regard to Juan Barreras [CRD#: 1742910, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico]. Supposedly, the securities broker, who began working with Merrill Lynch on June 21, 2010, shows 5 investor disputes on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck. Supposedly, Merrill […]

RBC Capital Market's Lisa Lowi Allegedly Made Unsuitable Bond Trades Soreide Law Group is reviewing possible investor claims against RBC Capital Markets securities broker Lisa Lowi (CRD#: 1347790, Boca Raton, Florida). Namely, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) reports that 39+ clients brought disputes about her sales practices. Not only that, but FINRA barred Lowi […]

INVESTOR ALERT: Unsuitability Claim Against Raymond James Broker JORGE RODRIGUEZ Jorge Luis Rodriguez (CRD#: 1163742, Coral Cables, Florida) is a prior Raymond James financial consultant or broker who has apparently made problematic investment recommendations to customers concerning Puerto Rico securities. Namely, at least eleven customers brought disputes involving Rodriguez’s potentially unsuitable, unreasonable and unwarranted investment […]

Customers Allege Bad Sales Practices By Merrill Lynch Broker JUAN BARRERAS Juan Guillermo Herrans Barreras (CRD#: 1742910, Miami, Florida) is a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”). Mainly, the advisor, who has been registered with the firm since June 21, 2010, has some alarming disclosures on his FINRA BrokerCheck […]

Soreide Law Group has filed a FINRA arbitration, on behalf of our client (Claimant), against: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (Respondent) The Claimants, a widow in her eighties living in New Jersey and her now deceased husband, were extremely conservative investors who invested primarily in tax free municipal bonds.  While at AMERIPRISE, they were with broker, […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) awarded five UBS Financial Services’ clients more than $521,000 in compensatory damages in a case related to the clients' investments in Puerto Rican bonds and closed-end bond funds. The clients are all residents of Puerto Rico.  They claimed that UBS violated the Puerto Rico Uniform Securities Act and […]

Soreide Law Group has filed a FINRA arbitration on behalf of our clients (Claimants) against: HENNION & WALSH, INC. The Claimants, a married couple from New Jersey, were referred to HENNION & WALSH broker, Joseph Ismael Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”), CRD# 3093506, in 2012. The lawsuit alleges that the Claimants told Rodriguez that their investment objectives were […]

A recent article by Schwab discusses how Puerto Rico's Economy, since the hurricane, is now going from bad to worse. Some of the reasons outlined in the article were:  Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring process will take longer which will result in lower recovery values less than originally expected.  Schwab does not feel that Puerto Rico’s […]

The Governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, is warning that Puerto Rico won't be able to pay its $72 billion public debt. There have been international economists who recently released a critical report on the Puerto Rican economy. Puerto Rican bonds were very popular with investors because they were tax-free, but hedge funds and […]