Investors have reportedly disputed the sales practices of securities broker Patrick H. Siria (also known as Pat H. Siria) [CRD: 2561101, Lexington, Kentucky], based on public information on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. It appears that Siria worked for Cetera Investment Services LLC from June 20, 2019, to October 23, 2023. See below for […]

One or more investors potentially experienced sales practice violations due to securities broker Robert Leroy Straight (also known as Bob Straight) [CRD: 2502075, Frisco, Texas], according to disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Robert Straight has worked with RBC Capital Markets LLC since January 10, 2014, serving clients from both Frisco and Lewisville, […]

Investors might have sustained losses due to securities broker Roy Chuck Waugh [CRD: 2130562, Lawton, Oklahoma], according to disclosures on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Evidently, Roy Waugh joined Ameriprise Financial Services LLC on May 6, 1991. Here’s more about the securities broker’s disclosures. Ameriprise Financial Services Client Accused Waugh Of Beneficiary Change Issue […]

Broker, GEORGE R SHADIE (CRD#: 2513286), previously listed with NYLIFE SECURITIES, LLC, in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, has 8 Disclosures on his CRD report, according to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, which is available to the public on FINRA’s website. Of these 8 Disclosures, 4 are Customer Disputes. In 2012, a client of GEORGE R SHADIE, while Shadie was […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) charged SWS Financial Services Inc. with violating the rules requiring firms to have supervisory systems and written procedures to supervise variable annuity transactions. Allegedly, SWS allowed several variable annuity applications with no principal review for suitability. FINRA alleges that this occurred from Sept. 2009 to May 2011. These […]

The following information appeared on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, June, 2013.” James Merle Culbertson (CRD #1716829, Registered Representative, Oakdale, Minnesota) was fined $20,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 12 months. Without admitting or denying the findings, Culbertson consented to the described sanctions and to […]

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 […]

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 […]