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July 16, 2013
California Broker Barred by FINRA

Soreide Law Group, a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, (888) 760-6552, obtained the following information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, July, 2013.” Mohamed S. Hassan aka Max Hassan (CRD #5108964, Registered Representative, Sunnyvale, California) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that […]

January 13, 2013
Did You Invest With Beverly Hills Broker Bambi Holzer?

Soeide Law Group is currently investigating broker, Bambi I. Holzer, CRD #1088028. Ms. Holzer is currently a registered representative with Newport Coast Securities of Beverly Hills, CA. There have allegedly been numerous (over 50) reports filed against her in her 25+ year career, and over $11 million in awards and settlements. Several of these complaints […]

January 9, 2013
LPL Sued over Nontraded REIT Sales by Massachusetts

Massachusetts securities regulators sued LPL Financial, LLC, in December over sales practices of brokers regarding the REITs. Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Galvin, charged LPL Financial with a failure to supervise registered reps who sold the nontraded REITs in violation of both state limitations and the company's rules. The Securities Division also charged LPL Financial […]

December 19, 2012
Variable Annuity Contracts That Have a Guaranteed Minimum Benefit “GMIB” Feature

As a general rule, investment performance for the last ten years has generally been mediocre. This is true not only for most individual investors, but also for many institutional investors and insurance companies. From early 2000 through 2007, the insurance industry sold a significant amount of variable annuity contracts that included a guaranteed minimum income […]

December 12, 2012
Did You Invest with Ft. Lauderdale Broker, Donald Horras?

Donald Dean Horras CRD# 1056123 Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors who were clients of Ft. Lauderdale broker, Donald Horras, who was with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and according to FINRA's BrokerCheck, is currently with Raymond James and Associates of Ft. Lauderdale. Allegedly, Donald Horras, made unsuitable recommendations to elderly customers […]

December 7, 2012
Broker/Dealers Who Sold Variable Annuities with Hedge Funds Scrutinized by FINRA

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 […]

August 7, 2012
Deerfield Beach, FL, Rep Fined and Suspended by FINRA

Andrew James Aragona (CRD #1320844, Registered Representative, Deerfield Beach,Florida) was fined $138,500 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one year. These sanctions were based on findings that Aragona recommended unsuitable variable annuity switches to an elderly customer. The FINRA findings stated that Aragona failed to conduct an objective, quantitative […]

February 7, 2012
FINRA Cracking Down on Risky REITs, VAs, Private Placements and on B-Ds' Fees

In an article for InvestmentNews.com, on February 1st, 2012, Mark Schoeff Jr. writes that in a market defined by low interest rates, investors are searching for higher returns. But brokers better be careful how they try to deliver those results, according to their primary regulator. In a 16 page letter posted on its website, the Financial Industry […]

December 1, 2011
Raymond James Pays Record $1.8M to 87-year-old Client After Appeal

Raymond James Financial Services Inc., has paid a $1.79 million arbitration award to an 87-year-old client after going to state court to appeal the judgment writes Darla Mercado, in a November 30, 2011, article for the InvestmentNews.com. The Honorable Judge Emily Tobolowsky, of the 298th Judicial District Court in Dallas last month confirmed the award […]

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